University media in Ecuador: Types, functions and self-determination

Juan Pablo Trámpuz, Carlos Arcila Calderón, Daniel Barredo Ibáñez, Eduar Barbosa Caro

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Abstract

The university media are actors that, being attached to Higher Education Institutions (HEI), try to find a balance between media and education. This situation generates a series of peculiarities that differentiate them from their commercial counterparts. The present article proposes to define the types, functions and self-determination of the Ecuadorian university media, through a documentary review of the researches developed in this field, and the application of structured interviews to its directors. The results allow identifying the characteristics of the Ecuadorian university media, marked by the institutional model that is ascribed to the academic units, a range of functions that respond to institutional needs, and a self-determination that, at times, differs from the HEI type. which is ascribed to align with the community or generate a mixture beyond what is determined in current Ecuadorian regulations, ratifying their status as differentiated actors in the national media scenario.

Translated title of the contributionMedios universitarios en Ecuador: Tipos, funciones y autodeterminación
Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationTEEM'18
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality
EditorsFrancisco Jose Garcia-Penalvo
Place of PublicationSalamanca, España
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages936-940
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781450365185
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 24 2018
Event6th International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality, TEEM 2018 - Salamanca, Spain
Duration: Oct 24 2018Oct 26 2018

Conference

Conference6th International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality, TEEM 2018
Country/TerritorySpain
CitySalamanca
Period10/24/1810/26/18

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Software

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