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TELLEZ, M.S.I. Alva del Rocío Pulido; PEREZ, Dra. Débora Domínguez  e  CARAVEO, Dra. María del Carmen Sandoval. Configuration, Strengths, and Weaknesses of Academic Bodies in a State University in Southeastern Mexico. Cuad. Investig. Educ. [online]. 2017, vol.8, n.2, pp.31-47. ISSN 1510-2432.  https://doi.org/10.18861/cied.2017.8.2.2685.

In recent years, higher education in Mexico has intensified efforts to increase the quality of educational processes through the promotion of scientific research, the qualification of academic staffs and the strengthening of academic bodies, as well as of lines of generation and application of knowledge. The purpose of the present study is to describe the processes of configuration, and evolution as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the academic bodies of an Engineering school. It is a descriptive, cross-section study with a mixed approach. On one hand, relevant statistic data provided by the educational center were analyzed, and structured interviews were carried out with leaders and former leaders of the academic bodies in order to gather their points of view. Main findings indicated that said academic groups did not fulfill the requirements as regards the number of members with PhD degrees, nor had their members developed academic products. On the other hand, important progresses were found in the number of academic bodies that achieved On Consolidation status. The main strength identified was that the whole number of members has obtained the Recognition of Desirable Profile awarded by the Professional Teaching Development Program (PRODEP), while the main weakness lies in the low number of members admitted in the National Researchers System.

Palavras-chave : research professor; research; engineering; teaching; higher education; knowledge.

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