Doing Heideggerian hermeneutic research: A discussion paper

Smythe, Elizabeth; Ironside, Pamela M.; Sims, Sharon L.; Swenson, Melinda M.; Spence, Deborah

doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2007.09.005

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“…Conrad (1990) stated that ''While an N of 1 raises obvious problems of generalisability and potential idiosyncrasy, this strategy may be quite appropriate for some fine-textured case analysis'' (p. 1258). The hermeneutic intent of this paper is not to identify generalisable truths but rather to draw on the participant's reflections as a spring board to 'thinking' (Smythe, Ironside, Sims, Swenson, & Spence, 2008). One person whose involvement has spannned time and different sports brings the advantage of being able to appreciate the shapers of change and difference.…”

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Sport governance encounters: Insights from lived experiences

Shilbury

Ferkins

Smythe

2013

Sport Management Review

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Sport governance encounters: Insights from lived experiences

Shilbury

Ferkins

Smythe

2013

Sport Management Review

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“…Methodology which was described by Cohen, Kahn and Steeves (2000) and Smythe et al (2008) was applied to the data. The procedure involves a cycle of reading, writing, re-reading and re-writing and reflection.…”

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Witnessing stories: Definitional Ceremonies in Narrative Therapy with adults who stutter

Leahy

O'Dwyer

Ryan

2012

Journal of Fluency Disorders

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“…In light of this spirit, I drew on the insights and lessons of several phenomenological researchers regarding research quality (Benner, 1994b;Smythe, Ironside, Sims, Swenson, & Spence, 2008; and the contributions of other qualitative research scholars (Sandelowski, 1993 to consider the degree of methodological adherence to the phenomenological tradition when considering how to attend to the quality of my work. I propose five criteria by which to judge the quality of the research: comprehensiveness of the data; transparency of the research process; the phenomenological nod; a critically reflexive lens; and the fruitfulness of the findings.…”

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A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Embodied Nature of Occupation at End of Life

Lala¹,

Kinsella²

2011

Can J Occup Ther

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The current Canadian milieu depicts a rapidly growing demographic of aging Canadians in need of end-of-life support; however, limited funding and resources are available to provide access to these services. The question of how to foster quality endof-life experiences for people who are terminally ill within this constrained context requires attention. Terminally ill individuals have articulated the inability to engage in activities that make life enjoyable as a factor influencing their decision to hasten their deaths. While occupational scientists and occupational therapists propose that occupation is a basic human need across the lifespan, there is limited understanding of the role of occupation at end-of-life, and its potential to facilitate meaningful end-of-life experiences.The purpose of this work was to examine the embodied nature of occupation at end-oflife, from the perspectives of Canadians 60 years of age or older who are diagnosed with a terminal illness. A phenomenological approach, with a focus on embodiment, was adopted for this study. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight participants. Data collection also involved close, participative observation, embodied methods, and reflexive journaling. Data analysis involved a hermeneutic process utilizing processes of detailed, selective and holistic analysis.This work is comprised of four integrated manuscripts. The first offers a systematic literature review that investigates what has been published about death and dying in the occupation-based literature. The second investigates phenomenology as a fruitful methodological approach for the study of human occupation. The third manuscript reports on an empirical study that examines the embodied nature of occupation at end-ofiv life, and presents the following six emergent findings; participants described orientations toward occupations that involved: living with death, reworking everyday life, being guided by the will of the body, focusing on relationships, attending to the small things, and engaging existential orientations. The final manuscript explores embodied phenomenological research as a methodological approach for qualitative research practices.The thesis contributes to knowledge about human occupation at end-of-life and offers a starting point to guide care practices that are attentive to the lived dimensions of occupation in this life stage.

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Doing Heideggerian hermeneutic research: A discussion paper

Cited by 131 publications

References 5 publications

Sport governance encounters: Insights from lived experiences

Sport governance encounters: Insights from lived experiences

Witnessing stories: Definitional Ceremonies in Narrative Therapy with adults who stutter

A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Embodied Nature of Occupation at End of Life

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