Introduction: At the present time, advances in science and technology have been directly reflected in educational processes at all levels, including higher education, a scenario in which values ​​such as ethics stand out, and the teaching commitment to continuous evolution. educational and cultural. Objective: The study carried out focused on highlighting the importance of ethical elements and teaching innovation within higher education management in Ecuador, since the "Citizen Revolution". Methodology: A documentary-bibliographic exploration was carried out, from which 75 articles related to the proposed theme were obtained, 32 being selected due to the exploration criteria, from the databases: EBSCO, Scielo, Redalyc, Dialnet, Science.gov and Redib, and published within the last five years. Results: Within the investigation it was possible to determine that there has been, since 200...