ABSTRACT
The Brazilian rural context reveals a disturbing and challenging scenario for psychology in terms of vocational training and its theoretical and methodological arsenal. This article discusses the methodological strategies adopted in a survey in rural settlements of the states of Rio Grande do Norte and Piauí, and shares the difficulties experienced in making decisions and facing challenges when it comes to investigating these contexts. It is intended to help in new works that, in addition to denouncing these population's vulnerable conditions, will also generate knowledge that increases access public policies and subsidize professional actions consistent with the needs and characteristics of territories, as well as qualify the discussions for the rural populations are not investigated just under an optical-centered urban psychology.
Keywords:
rural contexts; knowledge production; psychology