the paper describes the result of qualitative research of two graduate programs that used in their researches an analytical approach called “discursive textual analysis”. this methodology produced four simultaneous results: 1 a reconstruction of the understanding of science and its ways of production; 2 the reconstruction of the research object and its comprehension; 3 the reconstruction of the competence in writing; 4 the reconstruction of the research itself. the authors argue that discursive textual analysis produces an environment in which different elements are reconstructed, especially the understanding of meaning production in science and a continuous transformation of the research itself.
