Internal migration for studies towards university higher education. Characterization in multicultural contexts of Chiapas, Mexico

Abstract

Research results are presented on university training processes in the Los Altos region of Chiapas, Mexico, with young people who present internal migration. The objective is Study the characteristics of the school and social conditions of the migrant population that enters the university in conditions of social poverty. It is a cross-sectional exploratory sociodemographic study, where the Population, Education and Associated Factors Survey (EPEA) was applied, using a self-administered and anonymous questionnaire with 150 items that included demographic data, education, interculturality, migration, and youth well-being. . The data was captured and analyzed with the Excel program and SPSS version 2020, from which tables of results and systematization of opinions were prepared. The data show that despite the conditions of poverty and social exclusion of the indigenous and non-indigenous population, young people chose to pursue professional studies at the Intercultural University of Chiapas and the Mesoamerican University, one public and the other private, prevailing among students a deep desire for academic improvement. The information shows the need to review and evaluate the intercultural and inclusive educational policy, to address educational inequality in higher education in Chiapas.