Phenomenological Research Methods

✍ Scribed by Clark E. Moustakas

• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Year: 1994
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 160
• Edition: Paperback
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

In this volume, Clark Moustakas clearly discusses the theoretical underpinnings of phenomenology, based on the work of Husserl and others, and takes the reader step-by-step through the process of conducting a phenomenological study. His concise guide provides numerous examples of successful phenomenological studies from a variety of fields including therapy, health care, victimology, psychology and gender studies. The book also includes form letters and other research tools to use in designing and conducting a study.

✦ Table of Contents

Title......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
Dedication......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 7
Foreword......Page 9
1. Human Science Perspectives and Models......Page 11
2. Transcendental Phenomenology: Conceptual Framework......Page 28
3. Phenomenology and Human Sciente Inquiry......Page 42
4. Intentionality, Noema, and Noesis......Page 60
5. Epoche, Phenomenological Reduction, Imaginative Variation, and Synthesis......Page 73
6. Methods and Procedures for Conducting Human Science Research......Page 87
7. Phenomenological Research: Analyses and Examples......Page 100
8. Summary, Implications, and Outcomes: A Phenomenological Analysis......Page 124
Appendix A......Page 140
Appendix B......Page 143
Appendix C......Page 145
Appendix D......Page 148
Author Index......Page 151
Subject Index......Page 155
About the Author......Page 160