Qualitative inquiry and human development: historical aspects and contemporary trends

Authors

  • Tatiana Yokoy de Souza
  • Angela Maria Cristina Uchoa de Abreu Branco
  • Maria Claudia Santos Lopes de Oliveira

Keywords:

developmental psychology, qualitative research, narrative interviews, small stories analysis.

Abstract

This paper reviews the historical construction of developmental psychology up to the moment when a qualitative epistemology re-emerged and discusses the historical links between epistemological principles and methodological guidelines.  The role of narrative interviews, taking a qualitative approach in human development, is discussed and an excerpt from a research interview is presented to exemplify the analytical possibilities of the method designated as interpretation of small stories. The qualitative epistemology re-introduced culture in psychological research, emphasizing the role of semiotic mediation in knowledge construction processes and acknowledging discursive practices as important tools to interpreting subjective phenomena.

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Published

2009-02-04

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DE SOUZA, T. Y.; BRANCO, A. M. C. U. DE A.; OLIVEIRA, M. C. S. L. DE. Qualitative inquiry and human development: historical aspects and contemporary trends. Fractal: Journal of Psychology, v. 20, n. 2, p. 357-376, 4 Feb. 2009.

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Vol. 20 No. 2 (2008)

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