THE RESEARCH SEEDLINGS. AN INNOVATIVE ALTERNATIVE IN THE COLOMBIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM

Abstract

The Colombian educational system is in the process of transformation and the formation of human resources is essential for adaptation to changing conditions in the environment. According to the law 30/1992, higher education in Colombia contemplates the aspects of teaching, learning and research in order to achieve a reflexive spirit, personal autonomy, freedom of thought and ideological pluralism of learners. Research seedlings contribute to the achievement of the objectives of higher education; they are considered a strategy of initiation to scientific and research activity to generate learning communities where research topics are developed, project formulation and dissemination of scientific knowledge. This document highlights the research policies applied by the 6 education Institutions attached to the University System of Manizales city, specifically, it describes the research seedlings and their contribution to the promotion of the research culture based on activities that generate research training, formative research and networking according to the Colombian Institute for the Development of Science and Technology.