Knowing how to research versus research methodology The case of UNAH Pedagogy Program in Honduras

Research is an essential function of the University, and the Career of Pedagogy of the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH), contemplates in the professional profile of the future pedagogue the training in research through three subjects of the current study plan.What presupposes the development of investigative capacities in students, however, there is concern that the learning obtained in this field is not achieving the necessary skills in their training, this reflects a problem in the Career of Pedagogy that merits a reflection from the look of the actors involved.Therefore, this study was proposed as a general objective, to analyze the current situation of the teaching of the research methodology and the perception of the learning obtained by the students in the face-to-face modality of the Pedagogy and Education Sciences Career UNAH, University City and UNAH Valle de Sula, during the second academic period of 2016.This research has been developed with the qualitative approach and descriptive scope with a phenomenological perspective.The selection of study subjects was based on intentional sampling, based on attitudinal and academic characteristics.Among some of the findings that can be mentioned is that there is a contradiction in the teaching of technical-conceptual knowledge by teaching methodologies or teaching skills for research, on the other hand, it is evident that the pedagogical practices of teachers they orient a paradigm of process-product and not the interpretive paradigm.An important conclusion is the existence of shortcomings that do not allow the development of research as an area or field of education of the pedagogue; these shortcomings are related to the organization and didactics of teaching work in research subjects.