Traditional and emerging streams of thoughts in academic research

Abstract

Knowledge from the epistemological point of view is a mental process that gives rise to the birth of new ideas.
Consequently, epistemological currents are those currents and systems of thought that involve parallel
abstractions in the way of knowing the world. Hence, the objective of this research is to describe the traditional and emerging currents of thought in academic research. The methodology of this is a study based on the quantitative paradigm, under the descriptive documentary research approach. As a result, it is found that the currents of thought are conceptions that sink their roots in philosophical and psychological positions that are manifested in the investigative practice in education and print their characteristic stamp on the formative processes. Within the conclusions it was found that the emerging currents allow the development of ongoing interdisciplinary research and builds seed groups, with the fundamental objective of carrying out formative research processes. At present, the emerging currents are paradigms that arise from the dynamics and historical dialectic of human life that is imposed with increasing force and convincing power, on our inquisitive mind.