Transformations and Challenges in Chilean Higher Education: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning for the Improvement of Educational Processes
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https://doi.org/10.20453/spirat.v3iNE1.5644Keywords:
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, SoTL, higher education, education improvementAbstract
In recent decades, Higher Education has undergone significant changes, such as the Bologna Process in Europe and Alfa Tuning in Latin Amer-ica, driving continuous improvement in universities and teaching staff. In Chile, the update of the "criteria and standards" by the CNA has introduced a focus on "Teaching Research and Innovation", steering public policy towards the improve-ment of educational processes. This study focuses on the systematization of evi-dence regarding the institutional supports in Chilean universities to strengthen teaching research, utilizing a socio-ethnographic and mixed methodology. The results indicate that all CRUCH universities have implemented initiatives to strengthen teaching research, with one-third having specific funds and one in eight offering diplomas in this area. Additionally, inter-university networks have facilitated collaboration and systematic reflection. However, challenges are iden-tified, such as the lack of clear institutional guidelines and the need for greater recognition of this type of research. It is concluded that, although considerable progress has been made, it is necessary to continue developing policies and struc-tures that effectively support and disseminate teaching research.
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