Participatory methods - ethnography of a research process

Abstract

This article aims to make an analysis of participatory methods of research in communication and other social sciences. His leitmotif is the own research process experienced by the authors, who, throughout the development of the difficulties encountered and your, gives rise to the methodological issues discussed and the search of theoretical references to treat them. The main references used are the texts organized by Brandão (1981 and 1984) and the typology of participatory research developed by Peruzzo (2003). In addition to the types of participatory methods discussed, the authors point to ethical issues in the research process, such as the relationship between respondents and researchers on conflict situations between collectives searched.