SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILE OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENT OF HONDURAS IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Abstract

There have been significant changes in the sociodemographic and socioeconomic higher education student profile in this new millennium. Among them, massification and diversification have been notorious, and these in turn have extended new teaching and learning methods. The main objective of this document is to present a profile of the higher education Honduran student according to important sociodemographic and socioeconomic changes observed internationally. Additionally, a brief comparison is made among Honduran students of different learning modalities and the opinions of their academic/working future is considered.

To achieve the main objective, relevant national and international publications were considered and a survey was applied to a sample of students of Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in Honduras. The results indicate that there is greater massification and diversification of the Honduran higher education student, but less than in Latin America and other regions of the world. Also, there are evident differences in demographic, economic, and life circumstances among in person undergraduates, distance learning, and master students. Finally, and considering the changes in the profile of the higher education student, a brief description of new teaching and learning methods is provided.