Contributions of deconstruction to current educational research

Abstract

Deconstruction begins as a philosophical thought proposed by Jacques Derrida. This proposal arises as an opposition to reading that assumes a single interpretation imposed on marginal groups and seeks to give new meaning to the narratives through the interpretation of the hidden phenomena contained in the facts told. This proposal, later, is adapted as a research methodology and provides two great contributions to educational research: the first, deconstruction generates the transformation of pedagogical practice because it investigates the same facts narrated to recognize the constructs that sustain said practice and generate proposals for improvement based on the reality found; what would constitute a transformation from within; the second because it develops the researcher's critical thinking, since the deconstruction process demands the mobilization of processes with a high cognitive demand.