Sharing knowledge in the universities: tacits and explicits knowledge in the classroom

Resumen

The objective of this article is to discuss the dissemination of knowledge in the classroom by means of varied instruments and the lecturerâs comprehension with respect to studentâs interest in that instruments. To understand the knowledge sharing in the university, a survey was performed with teachers of rational tenor (electric, civil, and chemical engineering) and of tenor considered matrixial (administration course) in a higher education institution taken as a reference one in its field. The study was characterized as being exploratory and was performed with samples selected by the searcher, based on the thirty seven courses offered by the institution. The attained results have shown that, despite the dynamic ambient being proper of knowledge, books are still the tools most used by the lecturers to attain knowledge, and that, in their perception, knowledge acquisition by the student is also greater when achieved through them.  Although books be the most used tools in classroom, the participation of the scientific article comes very close. With respect to penetrating the subject, the Administration lecturers base themselves on books, as well as newspaper and magazine articles. Finally, with respect to the most interesting knowledge acquisition instruments, the lecturerâs perception appoints for both courses internet and television sources. The article concludes with suggestions for future studies on knowledge sharing.