Status of qualitative research in doctoral theses in education in Perú

• Autor: Nina Condori, Marco
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2025
• Institución: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/1966
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.upc.edu.pe/index.php/docencia/article/view/1966
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Education; qualitative research; methods; Peru; doctoral theses; Educación; investigación cualitativa; métodos; Perú; tesis doctorales; Educação; pesquisa qualitativa; teses de doutorado

Introduction: The status of qualitative research in education has been analysed in other countries, while in Peru only isolated data are available. Objective: To analyse the situation of qualitative research in education in Peru. Method: A total of 350 doctoral theses (2004–2024) were reviewed through content analysis and critical analysis of academic discourse. Results: Qualitative studies are comparatively few in contrast to quantitative ones; the qualitative research methods most frequently employed are phenomenology, hermeneutics, and case studies. Furthermore, thesis authors conceive qualitative research as a methodological option different from quantitative research, but this supposed distinction becomes blurred in practice under the precepts of empiricism and positivism. Discussion: By considering qualitative research as exploratory and inductive, and of a less rigorous and subjective nature, it is reduced to a merely technical-instrumental resource.