Transformation in the investigative potentialities for students of the Trujillo Local Center of the Open National University

Abstract

The objective is to propose the transformation in the investigative potentialities for students of the Trujillo local center of the National Open University, a change conceived by the active participation of the students, integrating itself in the detection of needs as well as in the presentation of proposals, conceiving in this way, a participatory analysis. Its development is based on a participatory diagnosis of needs, emerged around a discussion process resulting from the interaction of its participants. From the methodological perspective, it was framed under a qualitative approach oriented from the reflexive critical paradigm and based on a participatory action research design. The social actors of the research are students and teachers. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews, discussion groups and participant observation, which generated a triangulation process in order to contrast the information and achieve greater accuracy. One of the findings obtained referred to the deficiency of the investigative training process and a meager motivation to investigate. Among the results, there is the awareness of the intervened community; it was possible for the social actors to assume more committed attitudes towards responsibility and interest in the research work; they progressively demonstrated an effective use of the methodological tools. The conclusions are described in relation to the participatory diagnosis, the researcher-social actor communication flowed progressively by virtue of the awareness achieved; the theoretical construct used represented only a referential framework characteristic of the action research method; it was possible to systematize the information for its analysis. Finally, it is inferred about the elaboration of the strategic plan, considered to contribute to the transformation of the observed reality.