Paradigma, educational research magazine, is a publication that began under the responsibility of the Research Directorate, now converted into the Institute of Educational and Social Research and Evaluation, of the Francisco Morazán National Pedagogical University.
Paradigm, was born with the purpose of raising awareness about the importance of scientific dissemination, of expressing scientific thinking in a very clear way and of offering readers significant contributions from research in education. The objective of Paradigma is to promote the exchange of information about empirical research of a social nature, specifically educational. Only original and unpublished collaborations, of an academic nature, are received for publication.
The periodicity of the magazine is biannual. The two issues of each year will be published in print and online, in June and December.
Paradigma: Revista de Investigación Educativa (Paradigma) is a publication that began under the responsibility of the Dirección de Investigación, today converted into the Dirección de Investigación, hoy convertida en Instituto de Investigación y Evaluación Educativas y Sociales (INIEES), of the Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán, Honduras.
The goal of Paradigma is to promote the exchange of empirical educational research on topics related to: didactics, teaching profession, pedagogy, curriculum, evaluation, educational administration, educational projects, educational quality, among others. Only original and unpublished academic contributions are accepted for publication.
Paradigma publishes 5 types of works: articles, essays, systematizations of educational practices, book reviews, and letters to the editor.
The collaborations may be:
1. Articles: results of original and unpublished educational research reports: research articles in which the general or partial results of an empirical investigation are made known.
2. Essays and/or reflections: concrete and original theoretical analyses, not bibliographic reviews, on educational practice and/or its problems from an economic, epistemological or socio-pedagogical perspective.
3. Systematization of educational practices: educational interventions to change or innovate in the pedagogical work.
4. Boow reviews: commented review of a book or any other type of document dedicated to the topic of education.
5. Letters to the editor: provides explanations, contributions, or an analysis of a previously published article or another topic of particular interest to the journal. Between 600 and 1000 words. Optionally, 3 to 6 bibliographic references.
You can find back issues here.
Russbel Hernández – director, executive editor - Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán, Honduras. Email: russbelh@upnfm.edu.hn
Danny Guerrero – chief editor- Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán, Honduras. Email: danny.guerrero@upnfm.edu.hn
Elma Barahona – research coordinator, associate editor - Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán, Honduras. Email: ebarahona@upnfm.edu.hn
Kevin Avalos – associate editor - Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán, Honduras. Email: kavalos@upnfm.edu.hn
José Varela – diagrammer and layout designer - Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán, Honduras. Email: javarela@upnfm.edu.hn
Consult the rest of the editorial team here.
The journal is open access and charges no fees to either readers or authors.
Semi-annually, with deadlines of June 30 and December 20 each year.
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