Scientific research’s interest in students from a private university of Paraguay

Abstract

    The study aims to analyze the interest in scientific research in students of a private university in Paraguay. It was based on a quantitative, cross-sectional and descriptive approach. The population was made up of 1,233 students from three faculties, with a sample of 243 (108 Business Sciences and Technology FCEyT; 81 Social Sciences, Law and Humanities FCS, JyH and 54 Health Sciences FCS). An online survey was applied with five items of basic information and 10 questions organized in: knowledge of the activities of scientific researchers (=3.89); interest in creating knowledge and technology (=4.06); interest in solving problems of the career they are studying (=4.14), the sampling was for convenience and the data was collected in 2021. Other results show that the students of FCS, JyH presented greater interest in scientific research; there were no significant differences regarding sex and; the concentration of the mean is found in two items: In a few years I see myself solving problems in my profession with Mean=4.41, SD=0.77 and In a few years I see myself creating new knowledge in my profession with Mean=4.36, SD=0.75. It is concluded that university students from all faculties presented high levels of interest in scientific research.