Conducting Hermeneutic Research

Moules, Nancy J.; McCaffrey, Graham; Field, James; Laing, Catherine M.

doi:10.3726/978-1-4539-1473-1

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“…Interpretive phenomenological approaches tend to produce a large amount of data; therefore, smaller sample sizes are recommended (Smith & Osborn, 2015 ). Given the lack of any precise guidelines for hermeneutic inquiry (Moules et al, 2015 ), the guiding principle for determining the number of participants for qualitative studies is data saturation (Mason, 2010 ). For this study data saturation was reached when further interviews failed to provide a clearer understanding of the experience (Laverty, 2003 ) and there was diversity among participants in terms of gender, ethnicity, degree program and living arrangements.…”

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“You have to be okay with okay”: experiences of flourishing among university students transitioning directly from high school

Volstad

Hughes

Jakubec

et al. 2020

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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Mental health is central to overall wellbeing and, for students attending university, mental health is critical for learning and academic success. A wealth of research has focused on young people who experience psychosocial declines during academic and developmental transitions, but little is known about how young people flourish in this transition. The first to explore the experiences of flourishing among first-year Canadian university students making the transition directly from high school, this study sought to develop an understanding of: 1) the factors that promote flourishing amidst this academic and developmental transition , and 2) how first-year students define and experience flourishing . An interpretive phenomenological approach underpinned by Gadamerian hermeneutic philosophy was used to explore experiences of flourishing, using semi-structured interviews, in a sample of nine full-time, first-year university students, ages 18–20 years. What it meant to flourish amidst this developmental and academic transition and how participants defined flourishing offer new understandings of the concept associated with: 1) personal/individual aspects of flourishing, 2) contextual nature of flourishing, 3) temporality of flourishing, 4) dialectic aspects of flourishing . Implications for practice, policy, and research in light of these new understandings are discussed.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“You have to be okay with okay”: experiences of flourishing among university students transitioning directly from high school

Volstad

Hughes

Jakubec

et al. 2020

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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“…The mixed-method design [63] encompasses the integration of data from quantitative assessment of validated outcomes with material from qualitative interviews and participant observation. Utilizing an exploratory hermeneutic design [64], in-depth and focus group interviews with PWDs (n = 15), caregivers (n = 15), municipality health-care staff (n = 20), general practitioners (n = 10), volunteers (n = 18) and volunteer coordinators (n = 6) will be conducted. To evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of the communication platform, interviews with caregivers and care staff will be made, as well as real-life observations form use among PWDs and caregivers.…”

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confidence: 99%

LIVE@Home.Path—innovating the clinical pathway for home-dwelling people with dementia and their caregivers: study protocol for a mixed-method, stepped-wedge, randomized controlled trial

Husebø

Allore

Achterberg

et al. 2020

Trials

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Background: The global health challenge of dementia is exceptional in size, cost and impact. It is the only top ten cause of death that cannot be prevented, cured or substantially slowed, leaving disease management, caregiver support and service innovation as the main targets for reduction of disease burden. Institutionalization of persons with dementia is common in western countries, despite patients preferring to live longer at home, supported by caregivers. Such complex health challenges warrant multicomponent interventions thoroughly implemented in daily clinical practice. This article describes the rationale, development, feasibility testing and implementation process of the LIVE@Home.Path trial. Methods: The LIVE@Home.Path trial is a 2-year, multicenter, mixed-method, stepped-wedge randomized controlled trial, aiming to include 315 dyads of home-dwelling people with dementia and their caregivers, recruited from 3 municipalities in Norway. The stepped-wedge randomization implies that all dyads receive the intervention, but the timing is determined by randomization. The control group constitutes the dyads waiting for the intervention. The multicomponent intervention was developed in collaboration with user-representatives, researchers and stakeholders to meet the requirements from the national Dementia Plan 2020. During the 6-month intervention period, the participants will be allocated to a municipal coordinator, the core feature of the intervention, responsible for regular contact with the dyads to facilitate L:

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“…-What do you think the dance pieces might be saying? Moules, Field, McCaffrey, and Laing (2014) write of the complexity involved in the act of interpretation. Observers' cognitive, affective and perceptual/explanatory responses come together to determine the meaning made of that which is observed.…”

Section: Original Articlementioning

confidence: 99%

Embodied interpretation: Assessing the knowledge produced through a dance-based inquiry

Seko

Katwyk

2016

ANZSWJ

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INTRODUCTION:Although the field of social work has experienced an exponential increase in the use of arts-based methodology, the way in which knowledge shared through artful presentations is understood by audience members remains understudied. As arts-based inquiry often involves active co-construction of meanings between researchers, participants and audiences, it is crucial for social work researchers to scrutinise the process of meaning making by audience members. In this article, we explore how audience members make sense of research findings presented through improvisational dance and how the provision of information about the dance may influence viewer responses. METHODS:A personal experience with self-injury documented in a creative poem was represented through the performance of improvisational dance pieces and assessed by two groups of viewers, with and without knowledge of the topic of the dances. The viewers were prompted to interpret the dances by reflecting on the feelings, thoughts and perceptions they had while watching the performance. A thematic analysis was conducted to compare and contrast the responses of the two groups FINDINGS: By comparing the interpretations of informed and uninformed viewers, we suggest that interpretation can be influenced by normative, socially constructed assumptions that hinder empathic and action-inspiring engagement. CONCLUSION:We conclude the article with a discussion of potential implications for social work research, practice and education.

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Conducting Hermeneutic Research

Cited by 99 publications

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“You have to be okay with okay”: experiences of flourishing among university students transitioning directly from high school

“You have to be okay with okay”: experiences of flourishing among university students transitioning directly from high school

LIVE@Home.Path—innovating the clinical pathway for home-dwelling people with dementia and their caregivers: study protocol for a mixed-method, stepped-wedge, randomized controlled trial

Embodied interpretation: Assessing the knowledge produced through a dance-based inquiry

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