THE PROCESS OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INTERPRETED BY THE SOCIOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE

Authors

  • Silvia García Urrea
  • Nelly Meléndez Gómez

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17648/educare.v5i10.5375

Keywords:

Sociología del Conocimiento, Creación del conocimiento científico, Programa Fuerte, Etnometodología.

Abstract

The paper presents an interpretation of a research process accomplished by a scholar at a University in Caracas, Venezuela during 2006-2007. The influence of the scientific community on the research process and the decisions made by the investigator are analyzed. The study uses an ethnomethodological approach to learn, from the investigators’ perspective, about the practices, decisions and interactions occurred during the process. Open and semi-structured interviews were used to collect information. The theoretical framework used for the analysis was the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge of the Edinburgh School of thought. Preliminary findings speak of the role of interests, goals, beliefs and theories of the scientific community in the creation, validation and diffusion of knowledge. From there some reflections are made about how the decisions and actions of the investigator could influence the processes of local knowledge creation.

Published

29/06/2011

Issue

Section

Núcleo Temático: Educação Básica e Superior: Políticas de Gestão e Financiamento

How to Cite

URREA, Silvia García; GÓMEZ, Nelly Meléndez. THE PROCESS OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INTERPRETED BY THE SOCIOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE. Educere et Educare - Revista de Educação, [S. l.], v. 5, n. 10, 2011. DOI: 10.17648/educare.v5i10.5375. Disponível em: https://saber.unioeste.br/index.php/educereeteducare/article/view/5375. Acesso em: 15 sep. 2026.