The Tutorial Role of University Teachers: A New Competence of Teachers in the Context of EHEA

Abstract

The changes introduced by the European Higher Education Area model have enhanced the processes of students’ guidance within the Internal Quality Assurance Systems. In this context, tutoring is defined as an integrated teaching task, which involves a personalized interaction between the tutor and the students, in order to monitor their learning process and define their personal projects at the end of the degree. Focusing on the role of tutor performed by the teachers and making use of a descriptive research methodology, this paper presents the results obtained using a sample of 43 tutors who developed a career tutoring programme. From the teachers’ points of view, the results show the difficulties encountered throughout the development of the programme, mainly due to the low participation of students and the inadequacy of the timetables.