PRONABES Y LA DISMINUCI 3N DEL ABANDONO ESCOLAR EN M\uc9XICO

Se estudia el desempe\uf1o del Programa Nacional de Becas para Educaci\uf3n Superior de M\ue9xico y su influencia en la disminuci\uf3n del abandono escolar en ese nivel educativo, mediante la revisi\uf3n y s\uedntesis de diversas investigaciones y las evaluaciones oficiales a que ha sido sometido el programa. El an\ue1lisis se complementa con un estudio emp\uedrico realizado en la Universidad de Occidente Unidad Guasave a trav\ue9s de encuestas y entrevistas a becarios del programa y una entrevista a la responsable del mismo en dicha Unidad. Los testimonios y datos generados en el estudio emp\uedrico son consistentes con las cr\uedticas expresadas por los especialistas en el sentido de la erosi\uf3n del poder adquisitivo de la beca y la falta de cobertura del programa. La mayor cr\uedtica de los becarios se refiere a la irregularidad en los pagos, lo cual impide planificar adecuadamente sus gastos.Palabras Claves del Autor: Abandono escolar, becas, PRONABES, equidad, universidadABSTRACTPRONABES AND DECREASED DROPOUT IN MEXICO This paper studies the performance of the National Scholarship Program for Higher Education in Mexico and its influence on the reduction of scholar dropout in that grade level, through review and synthesis of various investigations and also official assessments that the program has been through. The analysis is complemented by an empirical study conducted at the Universidad de Occidente, campus Guasave, through surveys and interviews with grant holders of the program and an interview with the person responsible for it in the campus. Testimonials and empirical data generated in the study are consistent with the criticisms expressed by the experts in the sense of the erosion of purchasing power of the scholarship and the lack of coverage of the program. The biggest criticism of grant holders refers to irregular payments, which prevents properly plan their expenses. Keywords: Scholar dropout, grants, PRONABES, equity, universirty.