Philosophical influences underpinning Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA)
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Phenomenology | Hermeneutics | Idiography | ||
Descriptive | Interpretive | |||
Purpose | Describe the lived experience without assigning meaning. | Reveal and interpret the meaning of the lived experience. | To guide the interpretation of the text of individual accounts. | Identify and value the perspectives of individuals in context. |
Dominant Scholars and influences | Husserl: put to one side preconceived judgements, known as the epoché or ‘bracketing’, in order to better appreciate the experienced phenomena. | Heidegger: we as researchers are part of the research. Merleau-Ponty: interpretation comes from our own perspective/being in the world. Sartre: we are always in a state of becoming. | Schleiermacher: understanding involves grammatical and psychological interpretation. Heidegger: recognises that researchers have preconceived ideas and experiences that they bring to the study. Gadamer: meaning making is a fusion of participant and researcher perspectives. | |
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