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Showing 1 to 20 of 109 for “"phenomenological method"”.
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Reorienting phenomenological method for the critical study of religion
The phenomenological method put forth by Edmund Husserl in Logical Investigations (1900) made its way into several academic disciplines over the last century. What started as a philosophical method of answering metaphysical and ontological questions was soon adopted by Gerardus van der Leeuw in …
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A phenomenological investigation of environmental gestalts: an intuitive reading in Harlan County, KY
This thesis outlines and undertakes a phenomenological investigation of dwelling in Harlan County, Kentucky, which is located in the central Appalachian coal region. After comparing the phenomenological method of inquiry to other methods of landscape evaluation, this method proved to be a useful …
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The “being-with” of psychotherapy: a phenomenological enquiry into the nature of the co-therapy relationship in group psychotherapy
… the researchers and clinicians alike. Using a phenomenological method and an unstructured interviewing approach, this qualitative study examined the experiences of the complex relational processes and psychological dynamics encountered in the ‘being-with’ of the cofacilitation. Only fully …
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A PHENOMENOLOGICAL INQUIRY INTO VISION LOSS: INVESTIGATING THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF ADVENTITIOUSLY BLINDED ADULTS
… vision loss. The researcher used a descriptive phenomenological method to analyze the results. </p> <p> Through analysis, seven themes emerged as essential experiences for experiencing adventitious vision loss: Medical Dysfunction, Others’ Reactions, Ancillary Losses, Rehabilitation, Sensory …
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Exploring the Lived-Experience of business model innovation
… innovation projects. To achieve these goals, a phenomenological method is used to uncover fundamental aspects of the innovation process. The outcome of the inquiry is a set a set of phenomena that hope to contribute to the discourse around this emerging field of management knowledge.
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Privatio Dialogus: Toward a Phenomenology of Aloneness for the Philosophy of Communication
… intent of this dissertation is to utilize the phenomenological method to elucidate the experience of aloneness and its relationship with human communication. Aloneness, for the purposes of this research, is understood as the broad experience of feeling alone. This dissertation first seeks to …
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Hmong American College Women's Experiences of Parent-Child Relationships
… theory was used as a guiding framework and a phenomenological method was employed to understand the Hmong American college women's lived experiences of independence from and closeness to their parents and the perception of their role and identity in their interactions with parents. Analyses of …
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An Investigation of Theatrical Phenomenology
… of the conclusions of any particular phenomenological method of viewing theatre, the questions that are raised may be the most important result. That is, the phenomenologist, in attempting to describe the nature and existence of things, must also question those same things, view them …
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Understanding the Lived Experiences of African American Males in a Middle School: What Makes Them Achieve
… Review of the Literature; (c) Chapter Three: Methodology; (d) Chapter Four: Results; and (e) Chapter Five: Discussion, Conclusions, and Recommendations. The phenomenological method was utilized in order to conduct interviews and observations of the students within a school setting.</p>
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Hope as a Strategy: Messianism in the Philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas
… in the work of Martin Heidegger. Levinas uses a phenomenological method similar to Heidegger's to establish messianic hope as a fundamental human motivation. Throughout Levinas's work, he borrows a religious vocabulary from his Jewish heritage that he resets into a philosophical domain. He takes …
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An Investigation into the Skill Set of Speech-Language Pathologists Working with Profoundly Deaf Children: A Study in Context
… school districts) throughout New York State. The phenomenological method of inquiry was utilized to investigate these skill sets within the varying contexts of speech pathologists' work environments and the deaf students within those settings. Fourteen speech-language pathologists were interviewed …
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Phenomenological Pragmatism: Freedom as the Immanent Transcendence of Desire in John Dewey
… a constructive criticism and a new heterodox phenomenological method based on the works of John Dewey, Thomas Alexander, and Victor Kestenbaum.
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A social phenomenological study of physical contact in women's varsity basketball
… varsity basketball. The interpretive and social phenomenological method offered by Denzin (1984) is used and five methodological phases are followed: (a) deconstruction, where the existing literature concerning the phenomenon is reviewed and deconstructed; (b) capture, where multiple instances of …
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Soul study: definitions and expressions of spiritual well-being among Black Americans
… SWB? Data were analyzed using an interpretative phenomenological method. Two main finding were revealed. First, the SWB of Black Americans is a matter of healing wounds and preventing harm that necessitates social, political, and spiritual liberation. Based on this finding and participants …
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A phenomenological understanding of an image of a city: touching water in waterfront cities
… presence of water becomes a sense of place. A phenomenological method was employed for investigating actual waterfront cities: Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco. Although a single method has yet to be established for studying a sense of place, phenomenology was adopted because it deals with …
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Resilience In Arab American Couples in the Wake of the Terrorist Attacks on New York City: A Family Systems Perspective
… the New York and New Jersey areas. I applied a phenomenological method of inquiry to gather the experiences of Arab American couples in order to understand the protective processes of resilience. Couples reported fear and caution because of incidents of threats and violence against Arabs in the …
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Experiences of African American Male Veterans Accessing Mental Health Treatment
… et al., 2017.). The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study is to explore the lived experiences of AAMVs as they access and utilize mental health services.</p> <p>Lines of Inquiry: The specific lines of inquiry of the study are to describe how AAMV’s: 1) Perceive their experiences of …
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Development and evaluation of intervention programs for HIV/ AIDS persons in the workplace
… interviews using the qualitative approach. The phenomenological method supports the assumption that an individual's experience is more valid and reliable as it gives a realistic picture that people can relate to and agree with the findings (Chasi & de Wet, 2002). Data collected from work policy …
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Risk, Resilience, and Success in College for Students with Vision Disabilities
… analyzed for common themes and meanings using a phenomenological method advanced by Moustakas (1994). Validity threats were minimized through triangulation, member checks, and thick data. Risk and protective factors in the context of family, school, and community for successful college students …
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Get Ready for Future Education: A Phenomenological Study on Artificial Intelligence
… new opportunities for social construction. This phenomenological research attempted to analyze the phenomenon of artificial intelligence in education, grounding in American philosophy, with a review of the history of A.I. in education, its promise, and possible futures. The primary purpose of the …
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