Comparación de las nociones sobre la investigación que tienen los científicos de tiempo completo de tres universidades de México*

This article analyzes the degree to which scientists at three Mexican higher education institutions ascribe to mainstream scientific protocols and values, as part of a broader analysis of the scientific research environment at those institutions. Specifically, we compared the views of full-time researchers at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (uaem), with those of their counterparts at the leading universities in the capital, the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (unam) and the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (uam). In total, we conducted interviews with 270 full-time researchers. The results show a tendency toward humanistic, pedagogical, ethical and socio-curricular approaches, with a range of strategies being employed by different actors.