Function Versus Institution: Images of University Professors and Students
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Social research, Student teacher relationship, Social interaction, Colombia, Teaching practice (Source, Unesco Thesaurus).Abstract
The article presents the findings of a study done at the Universidad de Caldas (Colombia) to understand the social images or representations now being constructed by professors and students at that university.
The methodology was designed on the basis of three instances: pre-configuration, which included an approximation to reality aimed at defining the direction of the search; configuration, in which the techniques and tools for collecting and processing information were redefined; and reconfiguration, in which the meaning was constructed.
The principle findings show that professors and students generate new imaginary social meanings or representations on the basis of instituted images. This is associated with the strong influence of prefigurative cultures in university life and with the organizational tradition of the university, which is
regarded as an economic-functional organization and not as a social institution.
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