NETWORKS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH WITH EMPHASIS IN EDUCATIONAL CONTEXTS

The multiplicity of the networks in education from the perspective of the social networks, makes us think that the networks are not produced, but are discovered, in other words, they exist as spontaneous social networks. In the first place, a concept of the networks is made to show the difference with other types of social organization. Emphasis is made on complexity and the opening. Then, it is focused on the reflex ion about the networks from experiences made in the educational and investigative context.