Estratificación social en las Instituciones de Educación Superior en Colombia

Abstract

Education, politics and economics, in the Colombian case, are intimately linked, therefore, in the educational processes the social habits generally accepted in Colombia are replicated in one way or another, thus, the analysis of the educational sphere gives unequivocal clues of the social praxis established in the country. It can be assumed that if the phenomenon of social stratification takes place in Colombian society, it is probable that it has its correlate in the educational field and that, consequently, it determines the social behaviors that are assumed inside the university institutions. Based on a literature review and using qualitative methodology, the aim is to define the concept of social stratification, to determine its application and impact within academic environments, in order to answer the following questions: how is the sociological concept of stratification applied in higher education institutions in Colombia, what are the effects of stratification within educational institutions on the student community, and how does this sociological phenomenon affect academic processes?