Escritura a través del currículo en Colombia: Situación actual y desafíos

Writing is the basis for the construction and dissemination of knowledge in higher education, although all disciplines have particular ways of doing it. This article contextualizes reflection understudied educational movement in Colombia, showing its historical evolution, the conceptual underpinning it (cognitive approach and rhetoric) and the relationship with the situation in Colombia from the results of the investigation, Why reading and writing is for in universities of Colombia?, a contribution to the consolidation of the academic culture, with the participation of 17 universities. It discusses some of the results and concludes with some important challenges to be considered by the various bodies that make higher education.