Phenomenology originated as a novel way of doing philosophy early in the twentieth
century. In the writings of Husserl and Heidegger, regarded as its founders, it was a non …

Phenomenology is a philosophy based form of inquiry with a long tradition that may be both
confusing and disorienting to academic and clinical practitioners who are interested in …

To fulfill our collective calling to understand and to heal human persons, psychologists need
to be taught ways of listening, observing, and knowing others that respect and preserve the …

In the contemporary scene, psychological researchers seeking alternative (qualitative)
research strategies are turning increasingly toward interpretation theory. However, other …

Phenomenologists seeking to explicate “lived experience” need above all to do justice to the
phenomenon under study; research methods need to be responsive to the phenomenon …

We are delighted to introduce this special issue that showcases recent developments in
interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). Reflecting on IPA's progress since its …

In this article, we identify some worrying problems in the contemporary practice of qualitative
research, such as the confusion regarding content and meaning in content analysis, the …

Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) is concerned with the detailed examination
of personal lived experience. IPA is part of a family of phenomenological psychology …

I show some problems with recent discussions within qualitative research that centre around
the “authenticity” of phenomenological research methods. I argue that attempts to restrict the …

In recent decades, phenomenological concepts and methodological ideals have been
adopted by qualitative researchers. Several influential strands of what we will refer to as …