EPISTEMOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE AND DISCURSIVE CONSTRUCTION IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH: CRYSTALLIZATION OF DATA

This paper aims at discussing some aspects related to the epistemological perspective of qualitative research, as well as the discursive construction process during this type of research. To this end, this paper discusses: (i) the relationship of participants with the researcher in the context of the research, including the due ethical positioning; (ii) the context of data generation; (iii) the profile of respondents and the research situation; and (iv) the visual map of the main topics reported in the interviews. In this sense, it is argued how principles of qualitative research are developed among the several variables present at the time of data generation, especially in relation to intercultural imbrications. It is hoped that the discussions addressed in this paper may contribute to increasing awareness on the relevance of considering the crystallization of data (qualitative aspects) when dealing with investigations involving human beings; and can be used as input for students to envision a comprehensive scope of the qualitative research planning.