Developing a Research Culture Among Students in Online Graduate Programs in Education

• In Event: Transformative Research in Online Graduate Programs

Abstract

One of the most important factors in training new researchers is developing a research culture based on the transmission of knowledge and values for the research practice. This paper explores the extent to which a research culture is transmitted from instructors to students in on-line graduate programs in the area of education. An exploratory research was carried out using a mixed method approach in two sequential phases. Results show that instructors are a factor that influences directly the development of knowledge and practices that are part of a student´s research culture in on-line graduate programs in the area of education. However, no consistent evidence was found showing that research values are transmitted significantly from instructors to students.

Authors

• Ricardo Valenzuela, Tecnologico de Monterrey

• Jaime Israel Salinas, ORT Mexico University