INVESTIGAR DESDE VINCULACIÓN CON LA SOCIEDAD: DILEMAS Y RETOS DE LA INTERVENCIÓN SOCIAL

Abstract:

This research analyzes the relation between the public outreachz function and the organizational framework of the academy in order, in a particular way, to account for its relationship with the function of research. For this goal, it analyzes the psicosocial intervention developed by the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Cuenca in the period 2018-2020 in the light of a theoretical reflection on the meaning of bonding and research. As a result, it finds that the practice of bonding from social intervention is used essentially as an instrument to extend the student's curricular training, rather than to investigate, which limits the social benefits of the practice. Regarding the relationship research, several problematic areas are identified: the undervaluation of the practical activity of intervention, often bordered to the background; the differences between what the practice of intervention and that of research entail; which could distort social reality to pigeonhole it in scientific theoretical assumptions. In conclusion, it is determined that if the Ecuadorian university considers using scientific knowledge to serve the most vulnerable sectors, it has many pending challenges, among them, organize more efficiently the interrelationship between both functions, review impact policies on publications, and social research, and improve training processes of researchers.

Año de publicación:

2021

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rraae