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

Abstract

The slides are presented at the Emerging Researchers Conference of the European Educational Research Association [EERA] in Nicosia, Cyprus, as 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. 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.

The slides are presented at the Emerging Researchers Conference of the European Educational Research Association [EERA] in Nicosia, Cyprus, as 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. 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.