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Breaks down the history, methodology, and application so students can more easily write proposals and conduct phenomenological research Draws on author Cheryl Tatano Beck's depth of experience in applying and teaching phenomenological methods to distill the method into a single guidebook for students and new researchers alike Provides a clearer picture of phenomenology as method and its applications to social, behavioral, and health sciences Covers both interpretive and descriptive phenomenology from research design through analysis Provides the philosophical underpinnings of descriptive and interpretive (hermeneutic) phenomenology Contains unique chapters on writing a proposal, getting your study published, developing a research program, and preparing to teach phenomenology Helps complete the cycle of research and help graduate students transition from student to researcher to teacher Appendices provide study activities for students and examples of two types of phenomenological proposals
Introduction
Introduction
What a valuable gift phenomenology is for qualitative researchers. No matter what experience a researcher is investigating, phenomenology allows a privileged view of the meaning of that experience from the perspective of the participants. The readers of your study will be able to walk a mile in the shoes of the participants to learn firsthand what that experience is like. For example, what is it like for a pregnant to be repeatedly battered by her partner? What is it like for a person to have to sell the family business? What is it like for a man to be diagnosed with prostate cancer? What are the experiences of women executives after returning to work from childbirth in a technology-sector setting? Such valuable insights ...
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