Conducting Hermeneutic Research in International Settings: Philosophical, Practical, and Ethical Considerations

Hermeneutics has been theorized and applied as a philosophical framework and interpretive research methodology which pays particular attention to linguistic, social, cultural, and historical contexts to understand the life world and human experiences. While adopted as a qualitative research approac...

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Autores principales:	Charlene A. VanLeeuwen, Linyuan Guo-Brennan, Lori E. Weeks
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Publicado:	University of Calgary 2017
Materias:	hermeneutics interpretive research methodology international research Philosophy (General) B1-5802
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b35a5072f4bf4286b68e99978fcebf7a2021-11-25T21:24:14ZConducting Hermeneutic Research in International Settings: Philosophical, Practical, and Ethical Considerations10.11575/jah.v0i0.533091927-4416https://doaj.org/article/b35a5072f4bf4286b68e99978fcebf7a2017-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jah/article/view/53309https://doaj.org/toc/1927-4416 Hermeneutics has been theorized and applied as a philosophical framework and interpretive research methodology which pays particular attention to linguistic, social, cultural, and historical contexts to understand the life world and human experiences. While adopted as a qualitative research approach in the fields of education, nursing, psychology, and legal studies, its use is emerging in other human service disciplines. The rich philosophical and theoretical legacy embedded in this research methodology often presents unique challenges and a steep learning curve for researchers, particularly when the research is conducted in international settings. Drawing from insights gained from two hermeneutic studies conducted in Kenya and China, this paper presents considerations for designing a hermeneutic research inquiry. In addition to philosophical, practical, and ethical issues researchers need to consider when designing and implementing hermeneutic studies in international settings, we examine factors and strategies to facilitate successful data collection and interpretation. Charlene A. VanLeeuwenLinyuan Guo-BrennanLori E. WeeksUniversity of Calgaryarticlehermeneuticsinterpretive research methodologyinternational researchPhilosophy (General)B1-5802ENJournal of Applied Hermeneutics (2017)
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description	Hermeneutics has been theorized and applied as a philosophical framework and interpretive research methodology which pays particular attention to linguistic, social, cultural, and historical contexts to understand the life world and human experiences. While adopted as a qualitative research approach in the fields of education, nursing, psychology, and legal studies, its use is emerging in other human service disciplines. The rich philosophical and theoretical legacy embedded in this research methodology often presents unique challenges and a steep learning curve for researchers, particularly when the research is conducted in international settings. Drawing from insights gained from two hermeneutic studies conducted in Kenya and China, this paper presents considerations for designing a hermeneutic research inquiry. In addition to philosophical, practical, and ethical issues researchers need to consider when designing and implementing hermeneutic studies in international settings, we examine factors and strategies to facilitate successful data collection and interpretation.
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title	Conducting Hermeneutic Research in International Settings: Philosophical, Practical, and Ethical Considerations
title_short	Conducting Hermeneutic Research in International Settings: Philosophical, Practical, and Ethical Considerations
title_full	Conducting Hermeneutic Research in International Settings: Philosophical, Practical, and Ethical Considerations
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Conducting Hermeneutic Research in International Settings: Philosophical, Practical, and Ethical Considerations

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