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Descriptive Versus Interpretive Phenomenology: Their Contributions to Nursing Knowledge
Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans Anumber of articles in the nursing literature discuss the differences between descriptive and interpretive approaches to doing phenomenology. A review of studies demonstrates, however, that many researchers do not articulate which approach guides the study, nor do they identify the philosophical assumptions on which the study is based. Such lack of clarity makes it difficult for the reader to obtain a sense of how the knowledge produced by the study is to be evaluated and used. In this article, the authors compare the philosophical components of descriptive and interpretive approaches to doing phenomenology and illustrate types of knowledge produced by each through reviewing specific studies. They focus on the various uses of phenomenology in generating useful knowledge for health care practice. Keywords:qualitative; hermeneutic; critical theory; Husserl; Heidegger; existentialism; phenomenology
Key Words: qualitative • hermeneutic • critical theory • Husserl • Heidegger • existentialism • phenomenology
Qualitative Health Research, Vol. 14, No. 5,
726-735 (2004) This article has been cited by other articles:
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