Unfolding the Phenomenological Research Process
Iterative Stages of “Seeing Afresh”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5814331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Linda Finlay (The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 172-201 |
| Publication date | 2012-07-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Humanistic Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1678 • E-ISSN: 1552-650X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022167812453877 |
| OpenAlex | W2115262902 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 45 |
| References cited | 35 |
Phenomenological researchers generally agree that our central concern is to return to embodied, experiential meanings aiming for fresh, complex, rich description of phenomena as concretely lived. Yet when it comes to deciding how best to carry out this research in practice debates abound. Some approaches to phenomenology emphasize description; others interpretive layers. Some insist on a rigorous, scientific method; others seek more poetic, artistic flourish. In this article, the author offers preliminary thoughts about what unites seemingly divergent phenomenological research approaches. She suggests that the essence of the phenomenological research approach encompasses five mutually dependent and dynamically iterative processes: (a) embracing the phenomenological attitude, (b) entering the lifeworld (through descriptions of experiences), (c) dwelling with horizons of implicit meanings, (d) explicating the phenomenon holistically, and (e) integrating frames of reference. The author argues that studies that focus on experience are not necessarily phenomenological. The line being contested is the extent a study goes beyond subjectivity and into the broader realm of lifeworld experience
Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Life world · Phenomenon · Realm · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity · Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 45 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,75 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 45 |