Relevance of Study Plans from the Perspective of Graduates of the Basic Education Program at the Eastern Cibao Technological Institute (ITECO)

Abstract

University curricula must meet coherent quality standards to drive human, social, cultural, and intellectual development amid the demands of a fast-changing, globalized labor market. This descriptive/exploratory study examined the relevance of the Basic Education curriculum as perceived by 320 graduates (16.9% of a population of 1,890 graduates from 1996–2005), sampled via the Kreice and Morgan table and surveyed using a validated questionnaire. Most graduates found the number and content of general education and specialized courses appropriate, saw no need for additional courses, and felt their academic training aligned with labor-market demands and had proven useful professionally, while emphasizing that the institution should remain responsive to ongoing social, political, and economic change.

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