Strategies for the formation and consolidation of undergraduate research seedbeds. A case study in an institution of higher education in Colombia

Abstract

This article offers information about the conformation and consolidation strategies used by two undergraduate research seedbeds of an institution of higher education in Colombia, which has generated successful training processes for research. The study was qualitative, with a hermeneutic approach and a case study method, using interviews, participant observation, focus group and review of the documentary archive of the process. The study allowed to observe that the success of the process resides in the execution of four moments: motivation, work dynamics, performance of the leading teacher and institutional support. The findings include some strategies that could be implemented in other settings.