Formative research in Colombia: A look from its implementation.

Abstract

Apart from the activities related to teaching, formative research is another of the main axes associated with higher education al global level: research seedbeds, degree projects, classroom projects, among other aspects are relevant to think about this aspect that marks becoming a university. In this sense, this document aims to generate a reflection on the form and content of how formative research processes have been implemented in Colombia. To achieve this, we start from a documentary analysis, in which the scientific production about the problem outlined here is analyzed and then some reflections on this process in Colombian Higher Education Institutions (HEI) are raised. In its structure, this article is divided into three blocks: The first is dedicated to establishing an overview of research in Colombia based on social and economic data; the second, will establish what are those research asspects associated with HEI in Colombia; as a consequence, the categories associated with the lines of research, status of the professor, investment in research, among other aspects are considered in this section. Finally, the reflections on formative research applied to Colombia are presented in a way of conclusions, wich highlights the diffuse way like this type of research is defined in Colombia, the need for a new approach to use of resources and methods by part of the professors and how closed the formative research spaces in HEI can become.