Phenomenological Research Methods

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. "Phenomenology has long served as a research model for many psychologists and other social science scholars and professionals. Yet descriptions of how to do phenomenological research are few. In this brief volume, Clark Moustakas clearly explains 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 also provides numerous extended examples of successful phenomenological studies from a variety of fields including therapy, health care, victimology, psychology, and gender studies. It also includes form letters and other research tools to use in designing and conducting a study. Phenomenological Research Methods is an essential guidebook for scholars, students, and other researchers in a wide variety of fields that use phenomenological research methods"--Jacket 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