University governance or cogovernment the case of Universidad de Concepción

Authors

  • Mariol Virgili Lillo Universidad de Concepción
  • Francisco Ganga Contreras Universidad de Los Lagos
  • Katherine Figueroa Aillañir Universidad de Concepción

Abstract

This work is focused on participation in Universidad de Concepción from two main stances; on the one hand, from a student-actor standpoint, involving the development and assumption of an active stance on the undergraduate program in the university community, as part of it. On the other hand, from the university, as an institution-actor standpoint, not only in charge of management but also of arranging and ensuring participation opportunities for students in order to be an «active part of university». The concept «student participation» is characterized, also the idea if students understand the participation as eminently political and governmental, excluding other participative dimensions is established, and the approach of the political dimension, closer to governance or cogovernment is concluded.

Keywords:

participation, student participation, university governance, university cogovernment

Author Biographies

Mariol Virgili Lillo, Universidad de Concepción

Magíster en Administración Educacional, Magíster en Política y Gobierno ©, Subdirectora de docencia, Universidad de Concepción. E-Mail: mvirgili@udec.cl

Francisco Ganga Contreras, Universidad de Los Lagos

Administrador Público, Licenciado en Administración, Magíster en Administración de Empresas, DEA en Organización de Empresas, Doctor en Administración de Empresas y Postdoctorado en Ciencias Humanas. Actualmente es académico jornada completa del Departamento Ciencias del Desarrollo de la Universidad de Los Lagos, Campus Santiago. E-Mail: fganga@ulagos.cl.

Katherine Figueroa Aillañir, Universidad de Concepción

Administrador Público, Magíster en Política y Gobierno ©, Departamento de Administración Pública y Ciencia Política, Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales, Universidad de Concepción. E-Mail: katfigueroa@udec.cl.