Analyzing the limitations and possibilities of education policy research under the positivist, phenomenological and dialectical materialistic approaches

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  • Giselle Abreu de Oliveira Federal University of Uberlândia image/svg+xml
  • Gabriel Humberto Muñoz Palafox Federal University of Uberlândia image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5212/PraxEduc.v.9i2.0006

Abstract

This article aims to instigate discussions about the construction of educational research for policy and practices. This will be done considering three different categories: epistemological perspective, epistemological positioning and epistemethodological approach by Tello (2012). Moreover, this article will consider the contributions of Mainardes and Ball (2011), Lima (2010), Alves-Mazzotti (2003), Masson (2013), among others, in order to analyze the context of dialectical materialism, the impact of positivist approaches, phenomenological and materialist dialectics. The latter especially analyzed with regard to qualitative research. In addition, we seek to understand the epistemological nature of such approaches, considering their possibilities and limitations to the process of scientific knowledge production, as well as to contribute to the field of studies on educational policies consolidation.

 

Keywords: Epistemologies. Methodologies. Educational policies.

Author Biographies

  • Giselle Abreu de Oliveira, Federal University of Uberlândia
    Mestranda em Educação pela Universidade Federal de Uberlândia. Pedagoga na Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro.
  • Gabriel Humberto Muñoz Palafox, Federal University of Uberlândia
    Doutor em Educação e Currículo (2001) pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo. É Docente Associado II da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU, lotado na Faculdade de Educação Física - FAEFI e professor colaborador, membro da linha de Políticas e Gestão da Educação do Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação da Faculdade de Educação da UFU.

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Published

2014-05-23

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2014): Dossiê: Estudos teóricos e epistemológicos sobre política educacional

Section

Estudos teóricos e epistemológicos sobre política educacional

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Analyzing the limitations and possibilities of education policy research under the positivist, phenomenological and dialectical materialistic approaches. Práxis Educativa, [S. l.], v. 9, n. 2, p. 419–441, 2014. DOI: 10.5212/PraxEduc.v.9i2.0006. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/praxiseducativa/article/view/6046. Acesso em: 14 may. 2026.