Process of intellectual production in the Venezuelan university professor

Abstract

The purpose of this essay was to analyze the process of intellectual production and the possibilities of generating productions of the Venezuelan university professor. A descriptively reasoned study argued on the foundation of a documentary research is presented. After defining the university professor as the professional responsible for imparting knowledge to students of a specific university faculty or career for which he exercises teaching, research and extension functions; The process of intellectual production is described as the generation of knowledge that is born from research and follows the steps from the research idea to obtaining the product. Subsequently, the conditions in which the university professor exercises his functions are analyzed, concluding that, in current Venezuela, under social, economic and political conflicts that affect the nation, it is highly uphill for university professors to maintain or carry out the process of intellectual production because, under the given conditions, there are few who can do research and generate quality scientific products that can be published in peer-reviewed and/or indexed journals.