Factors influencing the completion efficiency of postgraduate students

Authors

  • Celita Mahely Chacón Chinchilla Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70939/revistadiged.v2iEspecial.50

Keywords:

terminal efficiency, academic management, research training

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the factors that determine the terminal efficiency of postgraduate students. METHOD: A qualitative approach with a descriptive scope and a phenomenological design was selected within the framework of the constructivist paradigm. The sample consisted of ten students from the 2019–2023 cohort and five professors from two different master’s programs, selected through theoretical sampling. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews using validated instruments, following the expert judgment technique. The information obtained was analyzed according to the qualitative analysis process and axial coding. RESULTS: The findings show that terminal efficiency is determined by academic, institutional, and personal factors related to academic management, research training, educational innovation, and the socioeconomic conditions of the students. CONCLUSION: Strengthening terminal efficiency requires academic management integrated with strategies of faculty mentoring and student support that promote the timely completion of postgraduate studies.

Author Biography

Celita Mahely Chacón Chinchilla, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

Licenciada en Trabajo Social, Maestra en Trabajo Social, con orientación en Formulación y evaluación de proyectos para el desarrollo social. Docente titular, por más de 20 años en la Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, con experiencia profesional en Investigación, docencia y administración educativa.  Dirección de Postgrado y revisión de tesis en el nivel de grado y postgrado.

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2025-10-25

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Chacón Chinchilla, C. M. (2025). Factors influencing the completion efficiency of postgraduate students. Revista Científica Avances En Ciencia Y Docencia, 2(Especial), 45–54. https://doi.org/10.70939/revistadiged.v2iEspecial.50

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