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MARTINEZ PEREZ, Lourdes Claret; CARABALLO RAMOS, Águeda María; PEREZ CEDENO, Adriana María  e  MARCANO MOLANO, Cecilia del Valle. Sense of belonging and social inclusion from the expectations of newentry students at the UDO Anaco. Saber [online]. 2014, vol.26, n.4, pp.472-479. ISSN 1315-0162.

University studies represent a challenge that is not always easy; they involve facing some conflicts that affect universities, caused by the loss or lack of human values that allow a harmonious coexistence. Therefore, developing a sense of belonging in students to their school will promote both, their social inclusion in the university environment, and the path towards academic excellence. In this sense, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the sense of belonging and social inclusion, from the expectations of newly admitted students at UDO Anaco. It was based on the theories of social exchange (Homans 1959), Rational Choice (Abitbol and Botero 2005), and Affective Link (Buchanans 2000). The analysis was framed on the qualitative approach and the phenomenological method to interpret reality from the perspective of those whose live it. Key informants were a group of new students of Industrial and Systems Engineering, of the third academic period of 2011. The categories of analysis were: sense of belonging, social inclusion and be a college student. The research made it possible to know that there are situations that reflect problems related to the belonging and identification of students with the university. It is concluded that strengthening the sense of belonging of students will depend on the institutional mechanisms of inclusion and the perception of students.

Palavras-chave : College students.

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