Debating Phenomenological Research Methods
Linda Finlay
A map of the big debates in phenomenological research: how strictly to define it, how much to interpret, what to do with the researcher's own assumptions, and whether it is science or art. Useful for choosing between descriptive and interpretive approaches.
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