PEDAGOGICAL CONTEXTUALIZATION STRATEGY FOR THE INTEGRATION OF SUBSTANTIVE FUNCTIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
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pedagogical contextualization, higher education, university core functions, integrated pedagogical management, formative researchAbstract
DOI: https://doi.org/10.46296/yc.v9i17.0730
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The integration of university core functions remains a critical challenge for contemporary higher education institutions. This study analyzed how pedagogical contextualization can contribute to the effective articulation of teaching, research, and community engagement in order to strengthen comprehensive professional training. A convergent mixed-methods approach was employed, combining quantitative and qualitative techniques through such as student surveys, semi-structured interviews with administrators and faculty, institutional observation, and document analysis at the Universidad Estatal del Sur de Manabí. The instruments were validated by expert judgment and demonstrated high reliability. The findings revealed systematic functional fragmentation: most administrators perceived a weak articulation among the core functions, while approximately half of the students participated in integrative projects. Moreover, a limited perception of the formative value of community engagement activities and weak connections between teaching and research were also identified. Nevertheless, significant motivational potential toward formative research was found among students. Methodological triangulation enabled the design of an integrated pedagogical contextualization strategy, which includes contextualized curricular planning, institutionalized formative research, pedagogically grounded community engagement, territorially relevant active methodologies, and integrated impact evaluation. Pedagogical contextualization emerges as a key strategy to overcome functional fragmentation and foster pedagogical management that effectively links academic knowledge with the social transformation of the surrounding environment.
Keywords: pedagogical contextualization, higher education, university core functions, integrated pedagogical management, formative research.
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