Linking Research and Teaching at the University: Teaching Research Nexus

Abstract

This article show the findings of a review of research with the aim of deepening one of the core aspects of the work of university teaching: research. Specifically, the article develops the levels of research at universities, the parameters for understanding university teacher as a researcher and the discussion about the relationship or independence between research and teaching, with the main objective of providing strategies to develop an integrated approach: teaching research nexus. The findings show that the relationship between research and teaching have immediate benefits in the depth of student learning and the possibilities to generate academic communities of practice.

Keywords

• investigación
• docencia
• universidad
• educación superior.