Investigating modes of being in the world: an introduction to Phenomenologically grounded qualitative research
Allan Køster, Anthony Vincent Fernandez
Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences February 16, 2021 DOI: 10.1007/s11097-020-09723-w (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Qualitative Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Keywords | Phenomenology philosophy Grounded theory Epistemology Qualitative research Social science Metaphysics |
| Citations | 106 |
| Key points | Proposes that philosophical phenomenology can be integrated with qualitative research by using its concepts (existentials) to conceptually front-load studies, rather than using its methods like the epoché. |
Abstract
Abstract In this article, we develop a new approach to integrating philosophical phenomenology with qualitative research. The approach uses phenomenology’s concepts, namely existentials, rather than methods such as the epoché or reductions. We here introduce the approach to both philosophers and qualitative researchers, as we believe that these studies are best conducted through interdisciplinary collaboration. In section 1, we review the debate over phenomenology’s role in qualitative research and argue that qualitative theorists have not taken full advantage of what philosophical phenomenology has to offer, thus motivating the need for new approaches. In section 2, we introduce our alternative approach, which we call Phenomenologically Grounded Qualitative Research (PGQR). Drawing parallels with phenomenology’s applications in the cognitive sciences, we explain how phenomenological grounding can be used to conceptually front-load a qualitative study, establishing an explicit focus on one or more structures of human existence, or of our being in the world. In section 3, we illustrate this approach with an example of a qualitative study carried out by one of the authors: a study of the existential impact of early parental bereavement. In section 4, we clarify the kind of knowledge that phenomenologically grounded studies generate and how it may be integrated with existing approaches.
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