Research
Research plays a fundamental role in generating new knowledge and building a better society. The School of Education, through the Research Directorate, encourages and articulates the academics of the different departments and associated units to form the Research Ecosystem, whose objective is to provide social scientific evidence to contribute to the improvement of the educational system both in Chile and in Latin America.
Why do we investigate?
The evidence developed by the team of researchers from the UC Faculty of Education seeks to generate knowledge and transform the educational system through the contribution of new ideas at all levels, together with the participation of main actors such as teachers, students, government entities, political actors, among others.
What have we achieved?
We contribute to the educational and academic community with quality research that has been highlighted in different publications.
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projects awarded to our academics as co-investigators in 2022 - 2023.
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publications in scientific journals Web of Science, Latindex, Scielo and Scopus, 2022-2023.
What do we investigate?
Our Faculty is in charge of investigating and analyzing issues related to education such as the impact of public policies and pedagogical practices in Chilean classrooms, the communicative conditions of learning, pedagogical training, among other aspects.
How do we investigate?
The academics of the UC School of Education research through different methodologies and their projects are financed by both external and internal funds from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Also, being a research ecosystem, a large part of the projects are directed and co-directed by our ordinary and special school.
Researchers
Meet our researchers and researchers who with their studies contribute knowledge to improve the educational system in Chile and the world.
Centers
The centers associated with the UC Faculty of Education are an interdisciplinary research space that brings together a series of initiatives, generated by its academics, on the educational system.
Transfer of applied research
The transfer of research implies the transfer of knowledge and evidence to society and educational communities, in order to improve the quality of life of people, through products and services that impact the development of the country.
Publications
The academic production of the Faculty of Education UC has been consolidating, between 2017 and 2021, both in quality and quantity. In recent years, a large number of articles have been published in scientific journals such as Web of Science, Scopus, Latindex, Scielo, and in reports, books, and book chapters.
Research support
Learn about the competitive funds and internal and external financing projects available for researchers at the UC School of Education here.
Activities
Academics and teachers of English Pedagogy participate in international conference in Minneapolis
The team presented research and innovation work in teaching related to teaching practices of English teacher trainers.
PhD
UC Education Doctorate students narrate their internships abroad
Loreto Abarzúa, Christian Lazcano and Leandro Silva tell what their international experiences were like, highlighting the possibility of expanding networks and research horizons.
Research
New volume of Revista PEL brings together 9 articles by 23 researchers
The magazine Pensamiento Educativo (PEL) - indexed in Scopus - brings together in its first edition this year nine articles that show research results from primary to higher education.
Dean
Interview with Alejandro Carrasco, Dean of Education UC:
Alejandro Carrasco as Dean of the Faculty, tells us about his perspective and the stamp that he wanted to work on in the unit, as well as the projections and expectations that he has to meet.
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