Research within the classroom has become a dynamic formula that allows the fusion between scientific-theoretical knowledge and active participants. Whether, they are research teachers or research students, in order to go beyond traditional research and integrate concepts such as knowledge, intervention, improvement and collaboration; giving the academic work of a reasoned and investigative argument of those problem situations that arise from their surroundings. In this article, key aspects will be addressed on how research has reached classrooms, how it has influenced historical and academic evolution, and how the research exercise is carried out in the Comfenalco of Bucaramanga cooperative school, Santander. Proposing some reflections about the teaching exercise, research practices and the role, that research plays in education. Looking for an approach to the question: what is the role of research in the integral formation of the students of the Comfenalco Cooperative School? Keywords: Research; education; observation; Teaching researcher; knowledge.