Editorial Unimagdalena

Description in English: Qualitative methods have become a challenge for social researchers when it comes to giving on-site actors a voice. For this, and fulfilling its commitment to society, particularly the scientific community of the region and the country, the Educational Quality in a Plural World (Cemplu) group—attached to the School of Education of the Universidad del Magdalena—responsibly proposes a textbook for undergraduate and graduate students and socio-educational researchers to respond critically to the demands of an increasingly unpredictable education. The book aims to reduce considerably the anguish that researchers feel when they face studies with qualitative profiles. These studies usually begin with difficulty but, as the research process gains momentum, they become satisfactory and encouraging, awakening researchers’ unavoidable passion for understanding different phenomena occurring in educational institutions from the perspective and consciousness of those involved. The book cannot be taken as a menu of shady practices; rather, it seeks to actually give researchers clarity of mind and prepare them to work creatively on the undertaken subject matters.