States of the Art Studies: A Contribution to Research Training. Analysis of Scientific Production Published in the Americas.
Published 2025-11-15
Keywords
- State-of-the-Art Studies; research training; scientific production
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Abstract
This article aims to examine scientific production on States of the Art Studies as a contribution to research training in higher education, focusing on works published in the Americas between 1993 and 2021. The 64 scientific articles analyzed were retrieved from databases such as Dialnet, Redalyc, SciELO, EBSCOhost, and institutional repositories of universities including the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, the Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, the Universidad de Caldas, the Universidad Santo Tomás, the Universidad de Antioquia, the Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, the Universidad de los Andes, the Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, and the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.
The qualitative analysis was conducted using a matrix entitled Theoretical and Methodological Trends in States of the Art: A Contribution to Research Practices in Education. This matrix was developed through the design of state-of-the-art research projects within the Research Group for Cultural Animation–Muisuata at the Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia.
The findings focus on defining the historical context, characterization, purpose, and methodological structure of states of the art. This overview concludes with the identification of trends that constitute a contribution to the training of researchers.