Efraín Tunjo-Buitrago

Se realiza una investigación del mercado de trabajo en el municipio de Funza (Cundinamarca), estableciendo los determinantes que explican los retornos salariales en el municipio, para los años 2017 y 2021. Se caracteriza el mercado laboral y se estima la función ampliada de ingresos de Mincer. Los resultados evidencian que los determinantes de los retornos salariales son el nivel educativo, la experiencia y tener contrato laboral. En este sentido, los ingresos laborales aumentan a medida que se incrementa el nivel educativo; asimis­mo, se observa que los hombres perciben salarios superiores a los de las mujeres. De igual forma, un año adicional de experiencia incrementa los salarios a tasas decrecientes, y los trabajadores con contrato obtienen mayores ingresos en comparación con aquellos que no lo poseen.

Research background: Globalization and environmental changes have driven greater complexity in the university governance system, leading to the modification of educational policies, institutional strategies and higher education models in countries on various continents. Specifically, within Social Responsibility (SR) in higher education institutions (HEIs), and under the commitment of university government, the challenges to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) guide universities’ strategic management. It involves various educational actors through strategies linked to the substantive functions of universities. Purpose of the article: The objective of this study is to explain the influence of students’ perceptions on the social responsibility of the HEIs through empathy and solidarity from the perspective of SDGs in Colombia. For this, we link these two variables with the strategies related to respect and dignity, freedom and citizenship, and environment using the reference point of the institutional challenges faced in university governance. Methods: This study considers the development of a structural analysis for the confirmation of research hypotheses. The research subjects are students from universities in Colombia, who make up a non-probabilistic sample. A social responsibility perception scale composed of dimensions and variables. The variables are expressed in statements whose response form considers a Likert-type scale. Findings & value added: The main contribution of the study lies in the value that students attach to empathy and solidarity, due to their connection with the values of SR and the principles of the SDGs. The results show that students’ perceptions of social responsibility for HEIs from SDGs must drive the implementation of strategies based on empathy and solidarity. This would respond to the demands linked with human dignity, relations with the milieu, space generation, free expression of opinions, and fostering respect for others. Finally, it is important to implement comprehensive strategies based on SR values and the principles of the SDGs.

Social movements and the consequences of the current health crisis resulting from COVID-19 have deepened social injustices and inequities, which can be addressed through the benchmarks set by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This research is related to the perspective of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) as social transformation agents. The purpose of this research is to create a scale to measure students’ perception of the social responsibilities developed by HEIs from the SDGs’ perspective. A matrix solution was found after Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) composed of four dimensions. The constructs that form the four dimensions can be used to design strategies which contribute to the SDGs’ goals, for which it is necessary to have the opinions of the actors that are part of the educational community. Future research should consider carrying out comparative studies according to sociodemographic variables for a better understanding of the social phenomenon.