La escritura científica en profesores universitarios colombianos

Abstract

In this thesis the analysis of institutional, academic and individual factors is developed, as possible variables that make the task of the university professor more difficult, when writing scientific articles as a product of his research. To achieve the stated objective, this study uses a qualitative methodology. The participating population was made up of 15 professors from Colombian universities. Three instruments were used to obtain the data: the questionnaire, the interview and the LDE format (linguistic, discursive and structural). The results indicate that factors such as institutional prestige, salary, institutional resources and time are variables that affect the motivation of the writer. Likewise, implicit theories or conceptions of teachers about scientific writing influence the writing process and the ways of discursive organization of articles.