CARTOGRAPHIC ESSAY: POSSIBILITIES IN CARRYING OUT RESEARCH WITH CHILDREN

Abstract

This article is a clipping of the research "Dialogues between contemporary childhood and consumption: a cartographic essay with children" developed in the course of Pedagogy of the University of Vale do Taquari - Univates. As a cut, this studyemphasizes the methodology of work, presenting the possibilities of developing acartographic essay with children. The writing presents the tools and materials necessaryfor the cultivation of empirical data, as well as the attitude of the researcher in relation tothe work and the search for the data during the research process. Considerations aboutthe ethical conduct required in research with children are also exposed. In addition, it ispresented the sampling of an experience developed from the cartographic method,organized in meetings, which included the participation of four children. Authors such asPassos and Kastrup (2009), Gaiva (2009), Dunker and Thebas (2019) are cited, becausethey support the study of cartographic methodology. Mapping requires a movement ofthought that invites an experience, an investigative adventure. Using the cartographicmethodology with children means listening to childhood, not just the spoken words, butwhat they reveal, which paths such words create to reflect contemporary themes. As finalconsiderations, the possibilities that cartography grants to the researcher, to the childrenand to the research were evidenced.