Doing Hermeneutic Phenomenological Research

A Practical Guide

Lesley Dibley, Suzanne Dickerson, Mel Duffy, Roxanne Vandermause

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN:
  9781526485724
  9781526485731
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781529737554
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Social Science Research & Methodology
• Index: Social Sciences

This practical guide offers an approachable introduction to doing hermeneutic phenomenological research across the health and social sciences. Grounded in real world research, it integrates philosophy, methodology and method in accessible ways, helping you realize the potential of using phenomenology to guide research.

The book maps the complete research process and shows how to apply key philosophical tenets to your project, demonstrating the close relationship between philosophy and research practice. It:

• Shows step-by-step how to translate philosophy into research methodology and turn methodology into robust research design
• Focuses on applied practice, illustrating theoretical discussions with examples and case studies
• Promotes advanced thinking about hermeneutic phenomenology in an easy to understand way
• Highlights the need for researchers to engage reflexively with the whole research process.

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of Figures, Tables and Explanatory Boxes
• About the Authors
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Part IPhilosophy and Thinking
• 1Philosophical Perspectives
• 2Coming to Thinking
• Part IIDesigning the Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study
• 3Literature Review and Refining the Hermeneutic Question
• 4Population and Sampling
• 5Being Ethical
• Part IIIConducting Hermeneutic Phenomenology
• 6Data Collection and Management
• 7Data Analysis and Interpretation
• 8Reflexivity and Rigour
• 9Writing and Dissemination
• Part IVPersonal Entrées into Hermeneutic Phenomenology
• Coming to Thinking
• References
• Index