Basic considerations on the acceptance of knowledge

Social representations are decisive in human life since they are the basis of the practices that become conventional in groups and favor to verify the consistency among what people think, say, and finally do. In a research context it does not seem to be different. That is why this paper provides som...

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http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6677
Fecha de publicación:
2014
Institución:
Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
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RiUPTC: Repositorio Institucional UPTC
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spa
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oai:repositorio.uptc.edu.co:001/13361
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https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/praxis_saber/article/view/2702
https://repositorio.uptc.edu.co/handle/001/13361
Palabra clave:
knowledge
acceptance of knowledge
praxis
research
conocimiento
asunción de conocimiento
praxis
investigación.
connaissance
prise de connaissance
praxis
recherche
conhecimento
assunção de conhecimento
práxis
pesquisa.
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Summary:Social representations are decisive in human life since they are the basis of the practices that become conventional in groups and favor to verify the consistency among what people think, say, and finally do. In a research context it does not seem to be different. That is why this paper provides some reflections on the acceptance of knowledge and on how it affects what is done in research. Besides, some reflections are made on the presence of diatribes, continuous and pronounced distancing between researchers and those who legitimize the production of knowledge. Accordingly, it is vital to defuse the situation for it becomes risky in the training of researchers.