Con el propósito de caracterizar los procesos de investigación promovidos en la enseñanza universitaria de la Química en la formación inicial del profesorado de esta disciplina, se realizó la observación participante de las clases de cursos dictados por cuatro docentes del área de Química Orgánica de una universidad venezolana. Emergieron categorías de análisis e interpretación sobre las que se indagó a través de una entrevista retrospectiva y se aplicó una entrevista semiestructurada a doce estudiantes de estos cursos. Las categorías resultantes fueron (a) La investigación como proceso, (b) Planteamiento de situaciones problemáticas y (c) Estudio cualitativo de las situaciones problemáticas, estudiándose el concepto de investigación de los docentes y su aplicación en la praxis docente, consideración de ideas, destrezas y actitudes, el uso de la bibliografía, la ...

With the purpose of characterizing the research processes promoted in the university teaching of Chemistry in the initial training of the teaching staff of this discipline, the participant observation was made of the classes of courses taught by four teachers of the area of Organic Chemistry of a Venezuelan university. Categories of analysis and interpretation emerged, which were researched through a retrospective interview; also, a semi-structured interview was applied to twelve students of these courses. The resulting categories were (a) Research as a process, (b) Proposal of problematic situations, and (c) Qualitative study of problem situations, studying the concept of teacher research and its application in teaching practice, consideration of ideas, skills, and attitudes; the use of bibliography, the issuance of hypotheses; the elaboration of solution strategies, and management of n...

With the purpose of characterizing the research processes promoted in the university teaching of Chemistry in the initial training of the teaching staff of this discipline, the participant observation was made of the classes of courses taught by four teachers of the area of Organic Chemistry of a Venezuelan university. Categories of analysis and interpretation emerged, which were researched through a retrospective interview; also, a semi-structured interview was applied to twelve students of these courses. The resulting categories were (a) Research as a process, (b) Proposal of problematic situations, and (c) Qualitative study of problem situations, studying the concept of teacher research and its application in teaching practice, consideration of ideas, skills, and attitudes; the use of bibliography, the issuance of hypotheses; the elaboration of solution strategies, and management of n...