Teach at the University. New challenges from the perception of teachers

Abstract

The present article reflects the perception of assorted educators about the paramount challenges facing Higher Education in Mexico. It was situated as a non-experimental, descriptive-transversal investigation with a qualitative method, in which through the method of Content Analysis and the application of Brainstorming and Focus Group tools, the criteria of 150 teachers imparting distinct higher education programs belonging to different thematic centers of a University in central Mexico are analyzed and classified. As a result of the voice and perceptions of the participating teachers, a list of the most significant challenges facing Higher Education in Mexico is achieved, directly linked to the flexibility and updating of educational programs, the link between universities and the labor market and the imminent training of teachers.