The reality socio-educational of the social educator is complex, diverse and difficult to analyze, describe and interpret, it is therefore necessary that throughout his academic training, purchase a series of skills that will allow him to develop his professional activity. By such a circumstance, the learning and application of various research methodologies that are planned in this subject, will in future to social educator select the most appropriate to solve the problems that are found in its next working environment. Without forgetting that the social educator within their working environment will have to investigate in order to provide possible solutions to improve the context in which to develop their work activity.
The diversity of conceptions epistemological applicable to the different social situations will be a source of information for the social researcher, allowing you to determine which is the most suitable to solve the issue you are facing. It is not intended to establish a relationship or an order of importance among the various modes of research, but that is the problem of research that will determine the choice of a methodology or another, making it the most valid for this type of problem.
The development of the research aims, in addition to solving existing problems in the social context, be a source of information and training for the professionals who develop their activity in this field of work, allowing them to intervene more guarantees of quality and, especially, to be able to anticipate the problems and the needs of your environment.
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