How do we close the hermeneutic circle? A Gadamerian approach to justification in interpretation in qualitative studies

Debesay, Jonas; Nåden, Dagfinn; Slettebø, Åshild

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1800.2008.00390.x

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“…The term hermeneutic circle refers to understanding the whole in relation to the details, and the details in relation to the whole. The text of each individual is studied with a pre-understanding of the historical and cultural background (= the whole) within which the specific text in question (= the part) resides (Debesay, Nåden, and Slettebø 2008;Thompson 1997). This continual circular movement leads to an evolving understanding of the research phenomenon as a whole (table 1).…”

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Strategy narratives and wellbeing challenges: The role of everyday self-presentation

Liu

Keeling

Hogg

2016

Journal of Business Research

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Through the lens of consumption, this study contributes to understanding the link between self and everyday interactions by identifying and developing a typology of wellbeing challenges and how these are managed in a variety of social contexts. Fifteen phenomenological interviews revealed a series of strategy narratives through which individuals pursue wellbeing within their web of social encounters. These strategy narratives combine in a series of pathways that range from harmonious (e.g., enhancement) to incongruous (e.g., concealment) in individuals' efforts to manage challenges to personal wellbeing. Constructing a typology from these pathways, the research findings pose both opportunities and challenges for social marketers to promote consumers' positive experiences in the marketplace.

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Strategy narratives and wellbeing challenges: The role of everyday self-presentation

Liu

Keeling

Hogg

2016

Journal of Business Research

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“…The concept of prejudice does not carry with it any negative connotations, but it is simply the researchers' foreknowledge of the phenomenon being investigated. It is stated in literature that our foreknowledge or preunderstandings are necessary conditions for our understanding of the present [25], indicating that these help researchers to understand the phenomenon being investigated. Furthermore, Gadamer believed that understanding is always an historical, dialectic and linguistic event and is achieved through what he called "fusion of horizons" [23].…”

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Where Is the Grade Coming from? Problems and Challenges in Evaluating the Clinical Performance of Nursing Students

Msiska¹,

Smith²,

Fawcett³

et al. 2015

OJN

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Evaluating the clinical performance of nursing students effectively and fairly is a challenge which continues to confront nurse education and there is evidence of both faculty and student concerns. This paper reports part findings of a hermeneutic phenomenological study which explored the clinical learning experience of Malawian undergraduate student nurses. The study took place at a University Nursing College in Malawi, using a purposive sample of thirty student nurse participants. Conversational interviews were conducted to obtain participants' accounts of their clinical learning experience and a framework developed by modifying Colaizzi's procedural steps guided the phenomenological analysis. Several issues emerged from this study, but for this paper the assessment issues which the study revealed were discussed. It revealed concerns of unfairness and lack of objectivity during the evaluation of the clinical performance of nursing students. It also revealed that interpersonal relationships significantly influenced the evaluation process. Consequently, nursing students become preoccupied with building relationships with qualified nurses knowing the impact of such relationships on the clinical grade. The findings reveal that students employ various strategies in order to obtain good grades and this illustrates students' overall preoccupation with "making the grade". It is argued that the evaluation of the clinical performance of nursing students is a vital component of nursing education and it must be conducted in a manner that enables nurse educators to effectively determine the clinical proficiency of nursing students.

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“…There is always tension, interplay, between the whole and the elements in an interpretation (Debesay et al, 2008). After dividing the text into different parts and then interpreting them -we put the parts together again and found a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of the meaning of the experiences of visiting in an ICU from a family perspective, i.e.…”

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The experiences of patients and their families of visiting whilst in an intensive care unit – A hermeneutic interview study

Eriksson

Bergbom

Lindahl

2011

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

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SummaryAim: The aim of this study was to interpret and understand the meanings of the lived experiences of visiting of patients in an ICU and their families. Method: The research design was hermeneutic, based on interviews. This study includes 12 interviews with seven patients and five relatives who had been in an ICU. The interview text was interpreted in a Gadamerian manner as different plays with actors and plots. Findings: Patients' narratives could be divided into two parts; recall of real life and unreal life experiences, the unreal being more common. Relatives' narratives are described as being on stage and being backstage, i.e. in the room with the patient and outside it. Conclusion: The final interpretation elucidated the experience of visiting as the sudden shift between being present in real life vs. being present in the real life of unreality. It was a process whereby the patient and the family build a new understanding of life that creates a new form of interplay within the family. The pre-critical illness life is no longer there -a new life has begun. To support patients and their families in this process of change a family-centred care perspective is necessary.

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How do we close the hermeneutic circle? A Gadamerian approach to justification in interpretation in qualitative studies

Cited by 94 publications

References 28 publications

Strategy narratives and wellbeing challenges: The role of everyday self-presentation

Strategy narratives and wellbeing challenges: The role of everyday self-presentation

Where Is the Grade Coming from? Problems and Challenges in Evaluating the Clinical Performance of Nursing Students

The experiences of patients and their families of visiting whilst in an intensive care unit – A hermeneutic interview study

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How do we close the hermeneutic circle? A Gadamerian approach to justification in interpretation in qualitative studies

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Strategy narratives and wellbeing challenges: The role of everyday self-presentation

Strategy narratives and wellbeing challenges: The role of everyday self-presentation

Where Is the Grade Coming from? Problems and Challenges in Evaluating the Clinical Performance of Nursing Students

The experiences of patients and their families of visiting whilst in an intensive care unit – A hermeneutic interview study

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How do we close the hermeneutic circle? A Gadamerian approach to justification in interpretation in qualitative studies