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Bracketing in Research: A Typology

Robin Edward Gearing

The term bracketing has increasingly been employed in qualitative research. Although this term proliferates in scientific studies and professional journals, its application and operationalization remains vague and, often, superficial. The growing disconnection of the practice of bracketing in research from its origins in phenomenology has resulted in its frequent reduction to a formless technique, value stance, or black-box term. Mapping the subtle theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of bracketing will facilitate identification and delineation of core elements that compose bracketing, and distinguish howdifferent research approaches prioritize different bracketing elements. The author outlines a typology of six distinct forms of bracketing that encompasses the methodological rigor and evolution of bracketing within the richness of qualitative research.

Key Words: bracketing • epoche • reduction • qualitative research • methodology • phenomenology

Qualitative Health Research, Vol. 14, No. 10, 1429-1452 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1049732304270394
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