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Narrative interviews: an important resource in qualitative research

Entrevistas narrativas: un recurso importante en la investigación cualitativa

Objetives

This methodological study explain and emphasize the extent and fertility of the narrative interview in qualitative research.

Methods

To describe the narrative method within the qualitative research.

Results

The qualitative research method is characterized by addressing issues related to the singularities of the field and individuals investigated, being the narrative interviews a powerful method for use by researchers who aggregate it. They allow the deepening of research, the combination of life stories with socio-historical contexts, making the understanding of the senses that produce changes in the beliefs and values that motivate and justify the actions of possible informants.

Conclusion

The use of narrative is an advantageous investigative resource in qualitative research, in which the narrative is a traditional form of communication whose purpose is to serve content from which the subjective experiences can be transmitted.

Qualitative Research; Methodology; Narration


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