The study is based on information provided by 30 teachers about a Masters Program that they had recently concluded in order to prepare to engage in the practice of research. The findings confirm the importance of the program and provide a basis for discussing several of its aspects: the system for selecting candidates, the set of disciplines and activities offered, participation in research groups, the advising process and manner of judging the dissertation, and the combination of resources offered by the university in which the graduate program is situated. The respondents recognized the influence of the Master’s experience on their conception of research and on their understanding of its potential and limitations