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<journal-id>2218-3620</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Universidad y Sociedad]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Universidad y Sociedad]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2218-3620</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial "Universo Sur"]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2218-36202021000500242</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Urban mobility and personal safety as factors related to the decision of dropping out from university]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Movilidad urbana y seguridad personal como factores relacionados con la decisión de abandonar la universidad]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Barsallo Alvarado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gabisel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Panamá  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Panamá</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>13</volume>
<numero>5</numero>
<fpage>242</fpage>
<lpage>247</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2218-36202021000500242&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2218-36202021000500242&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2218-36202021000500242&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Urban development of Latin American cities has an unplanned and heterogeneous growth that stands out and feeds the social and economic inequalities that its citizens face every day when traveling to their productive destinations. The objective of this paper is to discuss the progressive evolution of the metropolitan transformation of Panama City and its peripheries, its residential and urban mobility, and the effect these have on university dropouts. Urban mobility is related to the displacement exercised by the people of a city and is directly linked to the improvement of their quality of life. As the city expands, university students assess their priorities in life, including continuing their education or dropping out, in relation to residential and urban mobility issues that highlight difficulties such as transportation, distances and personal safety. From the methodological point of view, this paper uses a qualitative approach. Through an empirical analysis of in-depth interviews carried out with active senior university students at the University of Panama, I seek to explore, describe and give some perspective to the intention of dropping out from university as connected to transportation, distances and personal safety matters.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN El desarrollo urbano de las ciudades latinoamericanas tiene un crecimiento heterogéneo y no planificado que destaca y alimenta las desigualdades sociales y económicas que sus ciudadanos enfrentan día a día cuando viajan a sus destinos productivos. El objetivo de este trabajo es discutir la evolución progresiva de la transformación metropolitana de la ciudad de Panamá y sus periferias, su movilidad residencial y urbana, y el efecto que tienen en la deserción universitaria. La movilidad urbana está relacionada con el desplazamiento que ejercen las personas de una ciudad y está directamente ligada a la mejora de su calidad de vida. A medida que la ciudad se expande, los estudiantes universitarios evalúan sus prioridades en la vida, incluida la continuación de su educación o la deserción, en relación con problemas de movilidad residencial y urbana. Estos problemas resaltan dificultades como el transporte, las distancias y la seguridad personal. Desde el punto de vista metodológico, este artículo utiliza un enfoque cualitativo. A través de un análisis empírico de entrevistas a profundidad realizadas a estudiantes universitarios activos cursando su último año de la carrera en la Universidad de Panamá, busco explorar, describir y dar alguna perspectiva a la intención de abandonar la universidad en relación con el transporte, las distancias y los asuntos de seguridad personal.]]></p></abstract>
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