The social utility of naturalistic knowledge from action research for social impact in Latin America

Abstract

The results presented at the Conference of Emerging Researchers of the European Educational Research Association [EERA] in Nicosia, Cyprus, as well as the results of the scientific dissemination processes developed in the academic mobility developed from July 7 to August 31 at the Faculty of Education Sciences of the University of Granada are presented. The social utility of knowledge and the relationship of knowledge with society is a multidimensional problem for universities, because it involves a series of far-reaching situated processes that involve several dimensions: Utility and use of scientific and technological knowledge, Emerging Educational Contexts, University Development, Administration of education and educational management. Allowing to answer: What is the purpose of scientific knowledge and for whom is it beneficial? What relationships are promoted between teachers and students according to the different interpretations of the utility of knowledge? and Who plays a role in defining the social utility of knowledge for social justice? Our results identify a Model of Social Utility of Knowledge for Emerging University Contexts, for the mobilization of knowledge.