Abstract
Two pioneers of the qualitative psychology, social and developmental psychologists, from different generations and
genders, discussed the history of their research and future perspectives in qualitative psychology. The main topics were
the close relationship between fieldwork and qualitative research; the need to create a journal for publishing both
qualitative studies and theoretical and methodological discussion of qualitative studies; the importance of the research
theme, not only for researchers but also for participants; the need for psychological studies from an emic perspective;
questions about the anonymous treatment of participants; and strategies for generalization from case studies.
