Vol. 1 No. 2, Editorial
Vol. 1 No. 2

Editorial. About legitimacy in qualitative research

Editorial
Published 2009-06-01
Mauricio Pérez Abril
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
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Keywords

Qualitative methods (research)
theory of knowledge
information theory in the social sciences

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Pérez Abril, M. (2009). Editorial. About legitimacy in qualitative research. Magis, Revista Internacional De Investigación En Educación, 1(2). https://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/MAGIS/article/view/3381
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Abstract

This article presents two lines of thought that provoke tension among some postulates related to legitimacy in qualitative research; those related to issues like validity as a way to achieve legitimacy. I take a stance for research, basically, as an activity of discursive production that follows argumentation to guarantee its legitimacy. Finding support in some key ideas from Roland Barthes, Jesús Ibáñez and Irene Vasilachis, I depict an epistemological perspective that falls within the current discussion about qualitative research in social science.

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