«I did not want to be a teacher». A practical example of the biographical-narrative method

Abstract

Biographical-narrative research is a type of research that has had great repercussion during the last years, due to the revaluation of the qualitative methodologies. In the world of Education has proved to be a very useful technique to explore phenomena in depth, having great exponents in Spanish language, that delve into the subject of the teacher in particular. This article offers a theoretical study of its main foundations together with the transcription and analysis of an interview with a teacher, that allows to contribute new knowledge about this research technique.

Keywords

• investigación cualitativa
• investigación biográfico-narrativa
• profesorado