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VELASQUEZ RIVERA, Marisol  e  CORDOVA JIMENEZ, Alejandro. Written Culture in the Undergraduate Degrees in Biochemistry and Arts: an Approach through Teachers’ And Students’ Social RepresentationsCulture écrite dans les formations de licence en Biochimie et en Arts : une approche à travers les répresentations sociales d’étudiants et professeurs. Argos [online]. 2012, vol.29, n.57, pp.52-79. ISSN 0254-1637.

This article aims at comparing the Social Representations on academic writing in two undergraduate programs (Biochemistry and Arts) using the Grounded Theory (GT). Both this qualitative method and the analysis procedures are thoroughly explained, from the collection of the data through techniques such as profound interviews or focused groups, the application of three levels of analysis and the development of a theory about academic writing based on the data. The results show the similarities and differences in the Social Representations of teachers and students in the programs of Biochemistry and Arts, and, especially, a close connection between the conception of writing and its epistemological dimension.

Palavras-chave : Grounded Theory (GT); Social Representations; academic writing; Biochemistry; Arts.