The formation of investigative scientific thought in Higher Education: theoretical-trend study

Abstract

The processes of formation of investigative scientific thought from universities and their evaluation have gained crucial importance. The objective of this study is to present a summary of the state of the art on this topic from the review of articles in scientific journals. For this, bibliographic analysis and documentary review were used as essential methods. The main result was a definition contextualized to the particularities of the countries of the region that allows a more objective evaluation of the phenomenon in Central America and the Caribbean. It was possible to conclude that it is essential to build a system of own, flexible and contextualized indicators that offers objective information on this process and allows decision-makers of Higher Education institutions to undertake improvement actions based on sharing good practices.

Keywords

• educación superior
• pensamiento científico
• docentes universitarios
• estudiantes universitarios.