Análisis de la producción investigativa de los estudiantes de pregrado de la facultad de Sociología de la Universidad Santo Tomás (entre 2010 y 2017)

Abstract

In Refering to particularities of the investigative work of the students of the faculty of sociology of Saint Thomas University between 2010 and 2017, required the carrying of a systematization of the information consigned in the USTA repository, with the in order to identify the most relevant characteristics of the research production that takes place in this academic community. In line with the above, the present systematization used the quantitative approach and its techniques for gathering information to identify the milestones and research trajectories through 4 the analysis of documentary sources; Subsequently, through the descriptive analysis, the particularities of the research production were explained and described making use of the descriptive statistics. Said the above, it was possible to demonstrate that the research production has greater representativeness if in its development it reflects the importance of the investigative work within the sociological praxis and the processes of investigative training, instead of referring to the mere accumulation of knowledge. On the other hand, the generation of knowledge and its impact within the academy, allows us to understand the importance of consolidating the sociological exercise through research work.