Conocimiento de la constitución colombiana y de la actitud hacia la participación política en estudiantes de ingeniera

Abstract

This   research   seeks   to   establish   the   level   of   knowledge   that   engineering   students   who   are   about  to  graduate  have  regarding  the  Colombian  Constitution  and  their  attitude  towards  political  participation. The subject is proposed considering the expected relationship between university and social responsibility  which  highlights  the  importance  of  citizenship education. In the theoretical framework, concepts   such   as   constitution,   rights,   duties,   mechanisms  for  citizen  participation,  individual  autonomy, subject training, knowledge and attitude are  reviewed.  A  descriptive  quantitative  research  methodology  was  followed;  for  that,  two  kinds  of  instruments  were  used  during  the  process:  a)  a  Constitution   knowledge   questionnaire   and   b)   a   Likert-type  scale  item  questionnaire  for  attitude.  These instruments were applied to 83 students who were  enrolled  in  the  last  semesters  of  electronic,  computing,    civil,    and    industrial    engineering.    The  results  for  all  programs  reflect  a  low  level of  knowledge  about  the  Colombian  Constitution  regarding  fundamental  principles,  rights,  duties  and  participation   mechanisms.   Regarding   the   attitude  towards  political  participation  an  average  positive (45.8) with a deviation from this average of 3.9 was obtained