La formación del espíritu investigativo en los estudiantes universitarios

Latin American universities are engaged in perfecting their approach and the missions to be assumed, mainly in the field of research. This aspect is intertwined with others such as the improvement of study plans and programs, the link between the university and social practice, the updating of the faculty and in general the new university environment. In this work, a value analysis is carried out on the need, importance and fundamental ways to be used to form the investigative spirit in undergraduate students, based on the authors' exposition, the normative basis in Cuba and Ecuador, as well as the experience of value of the authors. From the analysis carried out, it is concluded in relation to the importance of the development of the scientific spirit in university students as a way to achieve the integral development of societies through higher education.