HSS 3101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Philosophical Perspectives, Data Analysis, Intentionality

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSS 3101
• Professor: Jason Steffener

Document Summary

Philosophical assumptions (common ground): study of lived experiences of persons, view that these experiences are conscious ones, development of descriptions of essences of these experiences. 4 philosophical perspectives: return to traditional tasks of philosophy, philosophy without presuppositions (bracket yourself, don"t let you or your feelings get in the way, intentionality of consciousness, refusal of the subject-object dichotomy. Step 1: identify phenomenon, determine if research problem best fits phenomenological approach, best suited for: problem where it is important to understand several individuals" common or shared experiences of a phenomenon. Assumptions: address philosophical assumptions and bracket out researcher experiences. Step 3: data collection, collect data from individual who experienced common phenomenon, in-depth, multiple interviews, ask two broad and general questions. Step 4: data analysis, horizonalization: highlight significant statements, sentences, quotes in transcript, clusters of meanings: significant statements themes. Step 5: report, themes textural description & structural description, textural & structural descriptions essence. Generate/discover a theory grounded in data from the field;