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Of all the qualitative research methods, none has provoked more interest among nurses than phenomenological research. As part of Pam Brink’s nuts and bolts series on research methods for nurses, this volume will provide a much needed introduction to this methodology including discussions on site-access, preparation, proposal-writing, ethical issues, data collections, bias reduction, data analysis, and research publication.
Introduction
Introduction
This chapter will orient the reader to hermeneutic phenomenological research. When and why the method is useful will be discussed and illustrated with examples from the authors' research. The importance and usefulness of this method for nursing research will be discussed, along with the questions that are most appropriate for this design, that is, questions of the meaning of experience. Because phenomenology is the study of lived experience, this idea will be discussed (Husserl, 1970; Schutz & Luckmann, 1973) and contrasted with other experiences, such as reflected or vicarious experiences. A brief orientation to the philosophy of science, from which phenomenology draws its assumptions, and a historical sketch of phenomenological research will also be presented in this chapter. When, why, and how this ...
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