Recent strategies for adding value to scientific journals in Latin America

1995 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hebe Vessuri
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Scientific Journals

Qualitative Research on Educational Technology in Latin America

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vani Moreira Kenski ◽  
Gilberto Lacerda Santos
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Educational Technology ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Hybrid Education ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
Specific Teaching

Important changes have taken place in the field of educational technology over the last few decades due to leaps in informatics, the explosive growth of the use of computers in schools, and the popularization of the Internet as a tool for teaching and learning. This scenario demands a broader understanding of the educational potential of new resources and didactic materials available to schools and innovative modes of individual and collective action in an increasingly digital society. Such changes have been faster since the start of the 21st century, which saw increased interest in educational technologies and many researchers orienting their studies to the modus operandi of the process of teaching and learning mediated by various types of digital technologies, be they presential, non-presential, hybrid, mobile, collaborative, cooperative, interactive, individualized, assistive, active, ubiquitous, and so on. With this, research in the field of educational technology has been consolidated and has begun to adopt methods of qualitative research that take account of this diversity of objects. This article seeks to point out the contributions of qualitative research methodologies in the formatting of this field of knowledge in Latin America. This is based on an examination of the most widely used scientific journals in the region, drawing on almost 100 articles published between 2016 and 2017. The analysis indicates that educational technology is evolving in Latin America, mainly due to the continuous and accelerated advance of digital information, communication, and expression technologies (DICETs). At the same time, there remains a great lack of scientific journals in the area, an issue that must be addressed given the strategic importance of this field of knowledge for the universalization of education in Latin America. Peer-reviewed journals have prioritized studies based on research and development (R&D) methods that emphasize media engineering for education and have a predominance of case studies. But they also present research problems related to qualitative issues that arise from the use of DICETs in specific teaching and learning situations. The scenario under analysis shows that research in this area has gradually evolved from a strongly technical perspective to a humanist one through qualitative analyses focusing on the limits and possibilities of DICETs. Thus, they raise important clues for future research, such as the challenges of adopting collaborative and interdisciplinary research approaches aimed at better understanding the processes and educational relations mediated by technologies; the new possibilities of hybrid education that can be addressed in different school contexts; and the question of teacher training for this new scenario. Such developments are crucial for advancing knowledge about educational technology in Latin America.

scholarly journals Excellence or quality? Impact of the current competition regime on science and scientific publishing in Latin America and its implications for development

2013 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 647-665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hebe Vessuri ◽  
Jean-Claude Guédon ◽  
Ana María Cetto
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Science Policy ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Peripheral Region ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Scientific Publishing ◽  
General Management ◽  
The World

The current competition regime that characterizes international science is often presented as a quest for excellence. It diversely affects research in Latin America and research in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. This article asks how this competition regime may orient the direction of research in Latin America, and to whose advantage. It is argued that, by relating excellence to quality differently, a research policy that seeks to improve the level of science in Latin America while preserving the possibility of solving problems relevant to the region can be designed. Competition, it is also argued, certainly has its place in science, but not as a general management tool, especially if the goal is to improve overall quality of science in Latin America. Scientific competition is largely managed through journals and their reputation. Therefore, designing a science policy for Latin America (and for any ‘peripheral’ region of the world) requires paying special attention to the mechanisms underpinning the production, circulation and consumption of scientific journals. So-called ‘international’ or ‘core’ journals are of particular interest as local, national, or even regional journals must struggle to find their place in this peculiar publishing eco-system.

scholarly journals Characterization and perspectives on studies of subterranean invertebrate communities in Latin America

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamires Zepon ◽  
Maria Elina Bichuette
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Abiotic Factors ◽  
Ecological Approach ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Ecological Studies ◽  
Latin America Countries ◽  
Brazilian Studies

Studies about subterranean fauna in Latin America were intensified in the last decades. Many research are species description, but other knowledge areas have been studied, such as subterranean invertebrates communities. This study aims to characterize studies about these communities in Latin America countries. We made a bibliographic survey of published papers in scientific journals and bulletins of speleology groups, and different aspects were verified, like localities (country), publish date, number of sampled caves, use of tests and statistical analyzes and sample effort. Of the 20 Latin America countries, we not found those studies for ten (10) of them (Bolivia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, and Uruguay). We accessed a total of 164 published studies, of which the most was conducted in Brazil (69), followed by Mexico (52), Venezuela (17) and Cuba (11). In Brazil, most of studies was published in the last two decades (2000-2017), in Mexico in the 70’s, in Venezuela between 80’s and 2009 and in Cuba in 70’s and 90’s. Except for Brazil, where the most of studies explored the influence of biotic and abiotic factors in the communities, all countries published mainly faunistic inventories about only an unique cave or region. Thus, they do not present tests and statistical analysis and, sometimes, neither ecological discussion. Moreover, many publications do not have information about number of sample occasions and most of Brazilian studies did only one sample occasion. That makes it harder both the ecological approach that permits the verification of patterns that acts in the communities structuring and the comparison of data from different regions. Therefore, although the knowledge of subterranean invertebrates communities has increased, the Latin American has a huge potential to be explored in relation to areas with few or no studies, and to more consistent ecological studies.

scholarly journals Community and research

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (01) ◽  
pp. C07
Author(s):  
Carmelo Polino
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Open Access ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Social Theory ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
East Europe ◽  
Open Access Publication ◽  
Frontiers Of Science ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives

JCOM is eleven years old, and this is certainly a reason to celebrate. The journal has been a tribune where we could observe how geographical and institutional  frontiers of science communication (SC) have been expanded. As open access publication, JCOM has played a key important role to diffuse and make visible  the research results for all. This is relevant for many institutions and researchers in Latin America due to the difficulties for paying to access to the papers  published by the international scientific journals. The journal has made a relevant contribution to consolidation of the field of SC. Thinking on the future, JCOM  may stimulate a global debate on theoretical perspectives about SC, and devote special issues to describe different regional contexts (India and East Asia;  Latin America; Africa; or East Europe. The journal also may promote papers, special issues or specific discussions on SC and social theory.

scholarly journals Student participation in dental scientific journals in Latin America and the Caribbean.

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-146
Author(s):  
Yuri Castro-Rodríguez ◽  
◽  
Ibraín Corrales-Reyes ◽  
Carlos Roca-Sacramento ◽  
Lizbeth Romero-Vegas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Student Participation ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
The Caribbean

scholarly journals Student participation in dental scientific journals in Latin America and the Caribbean.

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-146
Author(s):  
Yuri Castro-Rodríguez ◽  
◽  
Ibraín Corrales-Reyes ◽  
Carlos Roca-Sacramento ◽  
Lizbeth Romero-Vegas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Student Participation ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
The Caribbean

scholarly journals The quest for visibility of scientific journals in Latin America

2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catalina Estrada-Mejía ◽  
Clemente Forero-Pineda
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Scientific Journals

The Genesis and Internal Dynamics of El Salvador's People's Revolutionary Army, 1970–1976

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (01) ◽  
pp. 102-129
Author(s):  
ALBERTO MARTÍN ÁLVAREZ ◽  
EUDALD CORTINA ORERO
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Internal Dynamics ◽  
Internal Coherence ◽  
The 1960S

AbstractUsing interviews with former militants and previously unpublished documents, this article traces the genesis and internal dynamics of the Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo (People's Revolutionary Army, ERP) in El Salvador during the early years of its existence (1970–6). This period was marked by the inability of the ERP to maintain internal coherence or any consensus on revolutionary strategy, which led to a series of splits and internal fights over control of the organisation. The evidence marshalled in this case study sheds new light on the origins of the armed Salvadorean Left and thus contributes to a wider understanding of the processes of formation and internal dynamics of armed left-wing groups that emerged from the 1960s onwards in Latin America.

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