Carácter formativo y pedagógico de la revisión de literatura en la investigación

Abstract

This article shows the importance of literature reviews as a training process for conducting research. Literature reviews make visible previous work in a certain area of knowledge. A documentary review was constructed from intrinsic aspects highlighted by different authors in their respective study subjects. This resulted in an axiological presentation, a reflection, on the preponderance of the literature review in each of the phases of the research process: 1) planning, 2) description, 3) interpretation and analysis, 4) theoretical construction, and 5) socialization. It is concluded that a contextualization, classification, and categorization methodology originate in the literature review. This implies conducting research starting from it, not as an isolated event, but should be part of the cyclical step-by-step phases that compose the research process.