Student perspectives in higher education on the processes of self-evaluation and accreditation in the Economic and Social Planning program, 2024 Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica

Abstract

This article highlights the importance of higher education, how students perceive of its quality, and the processes that question how it functions in order to achieve constant improvement in a planned and effective manner. It summarizes students' perceptions of the self-evaluation and accreditation processes of the Economic and Social Planning program in 2024. An exploratory investigation is conducted to gather and compare the results with the self-evaluation process and thus determine its current state. Based on the above, various self-evaluation variables were identified, highlighting alternatives such as the effectively disseminating of the processes and considering and including of the student perspective at the various stages of applying the evaluation mechanisms.