Abstract

DIZERBO, Anne. Relation with subjects in Biographical Research in Education. Rev. Port. de Educação [online]. 2020, vol.33, n.2, pp.244-260.  Epub Dec 31, 2020. ISSN 0871-9187.  https://doi.org/10.21814/rpe.19731.

This contribution intends to question the relationship of the researcher with the actors-subjects of research, with regard to the specificities of biographical research in education and the effects of the devices it implements. It is based on research carried out with several groups of middle school students and based on collective and individual biographical interviews and on written accounts of their school career. This research had two objectives: to understand the modalities of subjectivation of their educational path and orientation; to transform a situation in which the students had difficulties taking ownership of their path and orientation and in cooperating. This involves presenting the implemented device as well as its epistemological and methodological framework then of analyzing the effects to understand the stakes of the relationship of the researcher with the actors-subjects in biographical research. It will be highlighted that the specificities of this field of research invite, on the one hand, to register the investigation in a symmetrical meeting space, authorization space, favourable to the development of the power to act of the actors, and, on the other hand, to develop an empathetic posture guaranteeing the respect for the actors and their empowerment.

Keywords : Biographical research in education; Posture; Subject; Empowerment.

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