# Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias, Instituto de Desarrollo e Investigación para la Formación Docente

> organisation involved in scholarly research

**Wikidata**: [Q74528415](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74528415)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/universidad-nacional-del-litoral-facultad-de-humanidades-y-ciencias-instituto-de-desarrollo-e-investigacion-para-la-form

## Summary
Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias, Instituto de Desarrollo e Investigación para la Formación Docente is a research institute within the Faculty of Humanities and Sciences at the Universidad Nacional del Litoral in Argentina. Its name identifies it as an institute dedicated to development and research related to teacher education and scholarly inquiry.

## Key Facts
- The entity is an institute within the Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias of the Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL).  
- Country: Argentina.  
- Instance of: research institute (an organization whose primary purpose is research).  
- Described on Wikidata as an "organisation involved in scholarly research."  
- The institute's name in Spanish denotes a focus on development and research for teacher education (Instituto de Desarrollo e Investigación para la Formación Docente).  
- The classification as a research institute is supported by institutional documentation (see Biblioteca Virtual UNL publication page: https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/Itinerarios/about).  
- The entity is represented in structured data sources (Wikidata properties associated with the institute include country and instance_of identifiers).

## FAQs
### Q: What is Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias, Instituto de Desarrollo e Investigación para la Formación Docente?
A: It is a research institute housed in the Faculty of Humanities and Sciences at the Universidad Nacional del Litoral. The institute focuses on development and research related to teacher education.

### Q: Where is this institute based?
A: The institute is based in Argentina and is part of the Universidad Nacional del Litoral's Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias.

### Q: What is the institute's primary purpose?
A: The institute's primary purpose is scholarly research, specifically indicated by its name as research and development activity for teacher formation (formación docente).

## Why It Matters
As a research institute embedded in a university faculty devoted to humanities and sciences, this institute plays a role in advancing scholarly knowledge about teacher education and professional development. Institutes with this remit contribute to improving teacher preparation programs, inform educational policy and practice, and support the professional growth of educators through research-based findings. Within the Argentine higher-education context, an institute formally dedicated to development and research for teacher formation provides an institutional locus for sustained inquiry, curriculum development, and collaboration between researchers and teacher-education programs. Its presence within the Universidad Nacional del Litoral connects local and regional educational needs to academic research capacity, enabling the translation of research into teaching practice and contributing to the broader field of education studies.

## Notable For
- Being a dedicated institute for development and research in teacher education within the Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias at Universidad Nacional del Litoral.  
- Formal classification as a research institute focused on scholarly inquiry (as reflected in institutional documentation).  
- Institutional placement within a major Argentine university, anchoring research on teacher formation in the national higher-education system.

## Body
### Overview
- Full name: Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias, Instituto de Desarrollo e Investigación para la Formación Docente.  
- The name indicates the institute's focus: development (desarrollo) and research (investigación) for teacher education (formación docente).  
- Wikidata description: "organisation involved in scholarly research."

### Affiliation and Location
- Parent university: Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL).  
- Faculty: Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias (Faculty of Humanities and Sciences).  
- Country: Argentina.

### Classification
- Instance of: research institute — an organization whose primary purpose is research.  
- Institutional documentation supporting the research-institute classification is available through the Biblioteca Virtual UNL publications page (https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/Itinerarios/about).  
- Structured data entries (e.g., Wikidata properties) record the entity's country and instance_of values.

### Focus and Activities
- The institute's title identifies its thematic focus as development and research related to teacher formation (teacher education).  
- As a research institute, its core activities are scholarly research and development in its field of focus.  
- Specific programs, projects, staff, founding date, and operational details are not provided in the available source material.

### References and Data Points
- Country property recorded as Argentina in structured data sources.  
- Instance_of recorded as research institute with supporting institutional reference (Biblioteca Virtual UNL publication page).  
- Descriptive label and role summarized in Wikidata as an organisation involved in scholarly research.

## References

1. [Directory of Open Access Journals](https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/Itinerarios/about)