Week 4: Phenomenology

phenomenology focuses on the ________ _______ of a phenomeononor what ______ people assign to their expeirence

lived experience

meaning

seeks to make sense of peoples ______ and transforms these experiences of a phenomenon into a _______

experience

consciouseness

uses ___ ______ _______ to caputre experiences

in depth interviews

the process of _______ and constructing ______ of human experience

learning

meaning

criqtique of _______ assumptions

positivist

aknowledge __________ of lived experience

intersubjectivity

________ of preconsciev ideas

bracketing

Descriptive phenomeonology

Edmond Hussrels philosphy

provides rich and detailed descriptiosn of lived world

Interpretive/Heideggerian Phenomonoly

based on martin heidegger

move from description towards understanding and searching for relationship and meaning

Hermeneutics phenomenology

focus on interpreting a phenomenon or meaning-making

Hermeneutics: a theoretical framework for understanding or interpreting _______ of the human phenomena

meaning

Assumptions of hermenutics 3

1. interpreting is from history, culture

2. uses qualitative methods

3. reality is co-created

Bracketting/phenomogocal reduction

identifying and holding in abeyance preconceived beliefs and opinions about phenomena under study

Bracketing 4 steps

1. inuuting

2. analyzing

3. describing

4. reflexivity

Intuiting

remain open to the meanings attributed to the phenomenon by those who have experienced it

analzying

extracting signficating statemtets, categorizing, and making sense of essencial meanings

describing

occurs when the researcher comes to understand and define the phenomenon

reflextivity

bracketing is achieved through reflexive journalling of ones preconception

Interpetive phenomonolgy: martin heidegger

emphasis on the interpretation of phenomenon

use of preconceptions to see what is missing (no bracketing)

Hermenturic circle

interpretation is a not a linear process

Descriptive ~ research purpose

to desribe nature of phenomon

Descriptive ~ nature of research question

what is the nature of being ______

descriptive ~ researchers position or role

set aside preconceived knowledge (bracket) to eliminate influence

descriptive basic assumtpipns

understanding is separated from context of the persons experience

interpretaive ~ research purpose

to interpret or understand meaning of phenomena

interpretive nature of research question

what is the meaning of living with migraines

interpretive ~ researchers role

integrate preconceived knowledge

interpretive ~ basic assumtpopnd

central

understanding is inseparable from culture, politce,s

5 steps of conducting phenomonoligcal research

1. identifying a phenomenon of interest

2. structure the study

3. data gather

4. data analysis

5. describe findings

Identifying a phenonon

people who have first hand experience of event or sitioation

Structutre of study ~ research question

guided by questions related to human experience

Structure of Researchers perspective

bracketing of preconceived ideas

identify and set aside personal biases

Structure ~ sample selection

sample pts living with experience

max variation ans small sample 3-8 people

data gathering

gather written or oral data via in depth conversations

open ended questions

data analysis and its three tequenies

begins with collection

1. cortazzi

2. giorgi

3. max van manen

the iterative process 6

1. reading

2. identifying shifts in participants

3. specification of significant phrases

4. distilling each phrase to the central meaning

5. grouping similar central meaning segments

6. final synthesis

Presentation of findings

written in narrative firm

uses quotes