This practical guide offers an approachable introduction to doing hermeneutic phenomenological research across the health and social sciences. Grounded in real world research, it integrates philosophy, methodology and method in accessible ways, helping you realize the potential of using phenomenology to guide research.
The book maps the complete research process and shows how to apply key philosophical tenets to your project, demonstrating the close relationship between philosophy and research practice. It:
- Shows step-by-step how to translate philosophy into research methodology and turn methodology into robust research design
- Focuses on applied practice, illustrating theoretical discussions with examples and case studies
- Promotes advanced thinking about hermeneutic phenomenology in an easy to understand way
- Highlights the need for researchers to engage reflexively with the whole research process.
Tabella dei contenuti
Part I: Philosophy and thinking
Chapter 1: Philosophical perspectives
Chapter 2: Coming to thinking
Part II: Designing the hermeneutic phenomenology study
Chapter 3: Literature review and refining the hermeneutic research question
Chapter 4: Population and sampling
Chapter 5: Being ethical
Part III: Delivering the hermeneutic phenomenology study
Chapter 6: Data collection and management
Chapter 7: Data analysis and interpretation
Chapter 8: Reflexivity and rigour
Chapter 9: Writing and dissemination
Part IV: Personal entrees into hermeneutic phenomenology
Circa l’autore
Mel Duffy is Assistant Professor in Sociology and Sexuality Studies in the School of Nursing Psychotherapy & Community Health, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland. She teaches courses in sociology and sexuality studies at both undergraduate and graduate level. After completing her Ph D in DCU in 2008, she has pursued an active research programme in qualitative research, with a particular focus on hermeneutic phenomenology. Her work focusses on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex individuals’ experiences of living their lives in the world they find themselves in, writing and presenting on: lesbian health and health care; coming out; relationship and sexuality education; disability; identity; residential care and experiences of health outcomes. She holds a BA and an MA by research from National University of Ireland, Maynooth and Ph D from Dublin City University.
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