Research as a Bridge between Theory and Practice in University Education

Abstract

A documentary review was carried out on the production and publication of research papers related to the study of the variables Research, University Training and Professional Practice. The purpose of the bibliometric analysis proposed in this document was to know the main characteristics of the volume of publications registered in the Scopus database during the period 2017-2022 by Latin American institutions. Regarding the study of the aforementioned variables, a total of 253 publications were identified. The information provided by this platform was organized through graphs and figures, categorizing the information by Year of Publication, Country of Origin, Area of Knowledge and Type of Publication. Once these characteristics have been described, the position of different authors on the proposed topic is referenced through a qualitative analysis. Among the main findings made through this research, it is found that Brazil, with 118 publications, was the Latin American country with the highest scientific production registered in the name of authors affiliated with institutions of that nation. The Area of Knowledge that made the greatest contribution to the construction of bibliographic material related to the study of Research Devices in Academic Training was Social Sciences with 143 published documents, and the Type of Publication that was most used during the period indicated above was the Journal Article, which represents 85% of the total scientific production.