Contribution of public and institutional policies to the research developed in ecuadorian universities with communication studies

Abstract

Successful policies improve the use of resources for research and safeguard scientific capital. The RSDC contribute by making research results visible. It was sought to establish whether the policies of the Government of Ecuador embodied in the LOES and the research evaluation criteria of the CACES promote the development of the research culture in Communication Careers teachers and measure the use of RSDC for scientific dissemination. With content analysis and in-depth interviews, the results show that the Movement of Córdoba-1918 promotes the creation of the LOES-1925, a law that today reflects 15 articles of investigative impulse. Universities have at least two documents referring to research to promote it. The presence of teachers in RSDC is growing, making visible and improving academic prestige. HEIs motivate the use of digital platforms to disseminate science and encourage the development of research. Conclusion: the research culture of teachers is strengthened more with the requirements of the LOES, than with the research evaluation criteria of the CACES. EIs rely on LOES to develop research documents. The communication and dissemination of science is empirical and is not felt as a legal and institutional basis for research action.