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This paper deals with how student engineers at a Colombian private university assess their professors. They described their ideas of a "perfect" professor, and identified major challenges to be faced by the academic personnel. The study was conducted by taking into account major variables of assessing professors: performance, commitment, mastery, methodology, evaluation, and interpersonal relationships. For its design, engineering subjects were grouped over the last three years, and a survey was made by the use of a questionnaire. Binary logistic regression was used to predict whether or not professors were of the standard set up and established by the institution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In future society, a great deal will be demanded of people in general, with acquiring knowledge and applying it to different fields being considered to be the major factors influencing development. Nowadays, the new role played by teachers includes adopting different approaches to competence acquisition and assessment, active engagement in managing educational institutions, and collaborative working. Changes to education have been more focused on competence-based education and training in Latin America, especially Chile, which is why this paper is aimed at reflecting on it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research work is aimed at characterizing the educational practice of the Elderly's University Chair in Havana. For data recollection, the following methods were used: documentary analysis of 15 texts referred to the program, 15 classes' observation, and 15 interviews to professors. It was characterized the educational practice in terms f three dimensions of the analysis: theoretical, methodological, and practical. A comparison was established between the application space, and that which refers to the official documents. The educational program is characterized for being humanist-adaptive, with an eclectic orientation, and confers privilege to the lecture-workshop as a gerontal methodology. Besides, the paper emphasizes the evaluation of the quality of life to the end of the course, over some other aspects. Differences were found between that which was stated in official documents, and the professors' practice. The article suggests recommendations in order to improve professors' educational role. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]