This study aims to contribute to understanding of the state of the art regarding the pedagogical cultures associated with teaching and learning research methods in advanced studies education through the identification of trends and pitfalls. The rationale behind this objective is the recognition that most of the research in education comes from academic programmes, in particular master’s and doctoral programmes, which generally include research methods as components. A systematic literature review was adopted as the research methodology, following the PRISMA model. Three stages of article selection were implemented, resulting in the selection of 68 studies out of an initial set of 3631 articles found in the main journal databases. Three specific dimensions were addressed: (i) methodological knowledge, (ii) research competencies, and (iii) pedagogical practices in teaching research methods in education programmes. The results illustrate the complexity of the subject. Learners are constantly reported to hold negative attitudes towards research methods courses, apparently due to instructors’ pedagogical difficulties, which translate into restricted understandings of methodological knowledge. Several misunderstandings between learners and teachers are identified which call for action towards the construction of a research-based scientific culture that will lead to inclusive pedagogical practices in which teachers and learners act as researchers.

É no quadro da crescente europeização das políticas educativas que as últimas e importantes transformações legislativas geradas no sistema de ensino superior português têm de ser entendidas. Convergente com a criação do Espaço Europeu de Educação Superior (EEES) Portugal, aliou-se ao processo de Bolonha e reformou, na segunda metade da década de 2000, o seu sistema de ensino superior nas estruturas e nos modos de governo das instituições. Considerando, que a profissão académica é um elemento central na missão da universidade (WILSON 1962; ALTBACH, 2011), logo também central na construção do EEES. O objetivo deste artigo, é analisar, de que forma as novas políticas educativas produziram alterações no contexto e nas condições de trabalho dos professores/investigadores das universidades públicas em Portugal. Inicia-se o texto, identificando as principais medidas políticas que formam a nova moldura legal da educação superior, dando particular destaque ao novo Estatuto da Carreira Docente. Parte-se depois para a análise das percepções dos académicos em torno do desenvolvimento da profissão académica ocorrido ao longo dos últimos 40 anos articulando-as com a dimensão da internacionalização da educação superior. Os resultados obtidos permitem afirmar que a profissão académica é por natureza internacional. No entanto, essa natureza complexificou-se e diversificou-se redimensionando a internacionalização, passando esta de uma ‘lógica de opcionalidade’ para uma ‘lógica de obrigatoriedade'.

This paper aims to identify and discuss what constitutes a research-based pedagogical culture in teaching research methods courses in master’s and doctoral programs in education. The discussion draws on empirical results of a set of five focus group interviews with teachers responsible for teaching research methods courses in educational programs in higher education institutions in Portugal. Data are analyzed and interpreted within a situated learning framework that acknowledges the relevance of creating social learning spaces which accommodate the variety of students. The article closes with a characterization of what could be a research-based pedagogical culture in teaching research methods in advanced studies in education in the near future.

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