Atenea Educational Research Group

This research line frames its theoretical approach within human ecology, evolutionary theories of human development, complex thinking, neuroscience, and teaching for understanding to address global and local challenges related to development and sustainability in contexts of uncertainty. It is intended for undergraduate, specialization, master’s, and doctoral students from diverse fields of knowledge and professions who wish to develop skills and acquire knowledge in the field of public policy from the perspectives of innovation and sustainability, through multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, or transdisciplinary approaches.

This research line aims to contribute to the improvement of conditions and quality initiatives in educational institutions through efficient, inclusive, and context-responsive management practices. It seeks to understand the dynamics that shape school management and educational quality, identifying institutional improvement processes that are consistent with the actual capacities and contexts of educational institutions.

This research line seeks to answer the question: How can teaching and learning processes in the natural sciences and mathematics be enhanced across different educational levels through classroom-based research? Its objectives are to generate didactic knowledge, propose strategies that foster complex thinking and mathematical reasoning among students, and promote a critical and forward-looking perspective among teachers to improve teaching practice.

The purpose of this research line is to generate pedagogical knowledge and didactic proposals based on conceptions, practices, reflections, and meaningful experiences derived from research projects focused on classroom challenges across different academic disciplines, educational institutions, and the educational system itself. Participants may include students, external researchers, faculty members, and administrative staff from any level of the education sector.

This research line explores citizenship education, primarily in school settings (formal and non-formal education), as well as in contexts beyond educational institutions (informal education). It is intended for faculty researchers at the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) and for participants in the University’s undergraduate and graduate programs who are interested in deepening their knowledge of this field.

This research line promotes an interdisciplinary approach that integrates Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, and Humanities. Its purpose is to foster pedagogical competencies that create meaningful learning experiences, enabling knowledge to flow across disciplines while promoting critical and innovative thinking and problem-solving skills.