Zúñiga Rodríguez, Wilfrido2016-02-222016-02-222015-012256-3911http://hdl.handle.net/10567/1411The main function of research is to solve problems of the context from the university teaching activity. Today, the binomial research+teaching has gained relevance under the idea of being complementary dimensions. Nevertheless, this objective is unknown and easily forgotten due to the precarious necessity of imposing the obligation to teachers of being researchers, or vice-versa. Researchers and teachers, equally, do not notice the fact that they are moving and displacing in a context with specific characteristics and conditions. This carelessness has severe results and this article demonstrates how armful it can be to obligate teachers to do research no matter what. For this purpose, a brief journey throughout what it is known as competencies within the research world is made, passing through the concept of focus.esCorporación Universitaria LasallistaFacultad de Ciencias Sociales y EducaciónInvestigaciónEducación superiorMaestrosCompetencias (educación)Article