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Maria Eugenia Navas Rios, University of Cartagena, ColombiaEmperatriz Londoño Aldana, University of Cartagena, Colombia
Daniel Ruiz Navas, Institución Universitaria Mayor de Bolívar, Colombia
Abstract
Educational policy in Colombia has undergone a significant transformation since the 1991 Constitution, granting universities autonomy to design, implement, and evaluate their programs, while the State maintains its role in supervision and quality control. At the doctoral level, this oversight is exercised through the National Intersectoral Commission for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (CONACES), which grants the "Qualified Registration”, based on Decree 1330 of 2019. This decree establishes nine quality conditions for programs: Denomination, Program Justification, Curricular Aspects, Organization of Academic Activities and Formative Process, Research, Innovation and/or Artistic and Cultural Creation, Relationship with the External Sector, Faculty, Educational Resources, and Physical and Technological Infrastructure. This study analyzes the curricular design of doctoral programs in Colombia, drawing on the experience of the Doctorate in Administration at the University of Cartagena. It examines each of the aforementioned conditions, which methodologically guided a documentary analysis of regulations, institutional guidelines, and accreditation processes. This was complemented by interviews with key stakeholders involved in curricular design. Findings indicate that curricular design is based on learning outcomes and necessitates the integration of pedagogical, disciplinary, and contextual research at local, national, and international levels. Furthermore, challenges were identified in aligning programs with environmental demands and curricular flexibility, emphasizing the importance of a research-based design and academic and social relevance.
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Conference: PCE2025Stream: Curriculum Design & Development
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Rios M., Aldana E., & Navas D. (2025) Curricular Structure From Educational Policy in Colombia: The Case of the Doctorate in Administration at the University of Cartagena ISSN: 2758-0962 The Paris Conference on Education 2025: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 581-592) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2758-0962.2025.44
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2758-0962.2025.44
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