Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

Bracketing in Qualitative Research

2010; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 11; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/1473325010368316

1741-3117

Lea Tufford, Peter A. Newman,

Qualitative Research Methods and Applications

Bracketing is a method used in qualitative research to mitigate the potentially deleterious effects of preconceptions that may taint the research process. However, the processes through which bracketing takes place are poorly understood, in part as a result of a shift away from its phenomenological origins. The current article examines the historical and philosophical roots of bracketing, and analyzes the tensions that have arisen since the inception of bracketing in terms of its definition, who brackets, methods of bracketing, and its timing in the research process. We propose a conceptual framework to advance dialogue around bracketing and to enhance its implementation.