Hermeneutics and Qualitative Research in Ibero-America

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  • César A. Cisneros Puebla Autonomous Metropolitan University-Iztapalapa

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https://doi.org/10.3989/arbor.2013.761n3001

Keywords:

Hermeneutics, Ibero-America, globalisation, qualitative research, methodology

Abstract


In this essay, I aim to draw attention to the experience and practice of qualitative research conducted in Ibero- America. Comparing the state of the art of qualitative research in different countries this paper is a first effort to spread the debate underway in Spanish speaking societies in the context of the globalisation of academia. How does Ibero-American qualitative research look from the globalisation viewpoint? What are our main concerns about methods and approaches? Is hermeneutics included on our agenda? Particularly I will take the Ibero-American context into account to point out a particular set of obstacles and challenges of doing qualitative research in these countries.

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Published

2013-06-30

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Cisneros Puebla, C. A. (2013). Hermeneutics and Qualitative Research in Ibero-America. Arbor, 189(761), a033. https://doi.org/10.3989/arbor.2013.761n3001

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