EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER. Entrepreneur, Manual Worker, and Knowledger?

In today's societies, educational researchers play a leading role not only in the production of knowledge but also in the development of human capital. However, their social commitment is much greater than institutional work because they face challenges in acting as entrepreneurs, manual workers, and knowledge workers (also known as technologists or knowledge workers), as these are part of the professional practices appropriate to the current era. Drucker (2008) disagrees with the terms "knowledge worker" and "knowledge worker," but recognizes their conceptual importance today. From his perspective, "technologist" is the most pertinent term to refer to researchers in all fields of science. This paper prioritizes educational researchers because the professional practices they develop must be classified into six groups: Original, Normative, Institutionalized, Professional, Training, and Emerging (García, 2021).