LESSON 2: Phenomenology

Phenomenology

the science of lived experiences of individuals

Corpus data

collection of multi-data references for analysis

Informed Consent

protocol before conducting the interview

Robotfoto

dutch term for profile of the respondent

Purposeful sampling

is a technique widely used in qualitative research for the identification and selection of information-rich cases for the most effective use of limited resources

Emic

participants’ responses/POV (includes verbatim fillers: ah..uhmmm..)

Etic

converting the responses into the researcher’s naive perceptions/understanding based on the transcribed data

Cool Analysis

raw attempt to analyze the data

Warm Analysis

exhaustion of data analysis where themes may emerge

Dendrogram

a branching diagram that represents the relationships of similarity among a group of entities

Code

categorize similar themes

Descriptive Coding

summarize the data into one word or short phrase (usually NOUN)

In Vivo Coding

words of short phrases from the participants repeatedly mentioned

Holistic Coding

applies a single code to a large unit in the corpus, rather than detailed coding, to capture a sense of overall contents and the possible categories that may develop

Member-Checking Procedure

to ensure the validity and trustworthiness of the data

Simulacrum

something that replaces reality with its representation