Educational innovation and scientific entrepreneurship in Latin American universities: Guatemala, Colombia, and Mexico Innovación educativa y emprendimiento científico en universidades de América Latina: Guatemala, Colombia y México
Academic Article in Scopus
This study examined the impact of the OpenEdR4C web platform on the development of scientific entrepreneurship skills among university students from three Latin American institutions: Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico), Universidad Sergio Arboleda (Colombia), and Universidad Rafael Landívar (Guatemala). A quasi-experimental design without a control group was applied, using a purposive sample of 409 students who participated in a face-to-face workshop supported by the platform. The university-ec questionnaire, validated by experts (Aiken¿s V = 0.8838), was used to assess four dimensions: collaboration, knowledge, project design, and research skills. The analysis included descriptive statistics, data visualization, and Student¿s t-tests. Results showed that students from Universidad Sergio Arboleda reported the highest means across all dimensions and displayed the least variability in their responses, suggesting a more homogeneous formative experience. In contrast, students from Tecnológico de Monterrey and Universidad Rafael Landivar exhibited greater variability in their self-assessments. No statistically significant differences were found between universities or between genders. The study concludes that the platform fosters positive perceptions regarding the development of entrepreneurial skills and highlights its potential as a digital educational tool in diverse university settings.
