Resumo

PENALOZA, Augusto. Approximation to the factors that fall into the decrease of the student register specializing in computer science of the colegio universitario de administración y mercadeo cuamcaracas. Investigación y Postgrado [online]. 2009, vol.24, n.2, pp.38-60. ISSN 1316-0087.

This research deals with the exploration of aspects involved in the decrease of the student register specializing in Computer Science of the Colegio Universitario de Administración y Mercadeo CUAM- Caracas. The purpose is to identify the optimum group of factors which can be corrected by an institutional intervention. The study proceeds methodologically through a fi eldwork of a descriptive and correlational nature in which was applied previously validated and trustable instruments. A representative sample of 62 students and 125 teachers was interviewed. The results reveal the existence of internal and external factors that fall into the decrease of the student register specializing in Computer Science, which are susceptible of intervention by the action of that community.

Palavras-chave : register decrease; income; study prosecution.