PHENOMENOLOGY

Group 9
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• What is Phenomenology?
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• ~ Phenomenology can be defined as the direct investigation and
description of phenomena as consciously experienced by people
leaving those experiences.
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• ~ It searches for the meaning or essence of an experience rather
than measurements or explanations.
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• ~ Phenomenology makes use of a variety of methods including
interviews, conversations, participant observation, action
research, focus meetings and other personal text.
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• ~ Phenomenology emphasizes subjectivity.
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•Strengths and Limitations of Phenomenology
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• Strengths of Phenomenology
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• • Helps to understand a lived experience and brings meaning to it.
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• • Results may help expose misconceptions about an experience.
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• • The qualitative nature of phenomenology allows the researcher to notice
trends and look at the big picture. The data is not fit into a statistical test
that confines or restricts the interpretation.
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• Limitations of Phenomenology
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• • Gathering data and data analysis may be time consuming and
laborious.
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• • The research participants must be able to articulate their thoughts and
feelings about the experience being studied.
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• • Presentation of findings may be difficult. The subjectivity of the data
may lead to difficulty in establishing reliability and validity.
PHENOMENOLOGY METHODS

• Determine if the problem is suited to a phenomenological study.

• Identify the commond phenomenon of interest to the study.
• Determine philosophical and personal positioning (transcendental,
hermeneutic or phenomenography) to determine the way research will
develop because philosophy and methodology are connected.
• BRACKETING the researcher set aside their experiences biases, and
preconceived notions to understand the phenomenon appear to the
participant not how it is perceived by the researcher
PHENOMENOLOGY METHODS

• RECRUIT PARTICIPANTS who have lived experience with the concept ir

phenomenon being researched
• COLLECT DATA from participants (data can also be collect through documents
such as journal, diaries and through observations. )
• DATA ANALYSIS researchers highlights sentences/quotes describe how the
participants experiencedthe phenomenon and develops clusters at meaning into
themes.
• WRITING DESCRIPTION of what the individual participants experienced and a
description ofnthe context and setting that influenced HOW the participants
experienced the phenomenon.
• Writebthe essence ofbthe phenomenon. This gives potential researcher insight
into what it would be like to experience the phenomenon.
ADVANTAGES and DISADVANTAGES

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
• Can understand if live experience • Large amount of data.
• Can be used accros a variety of disciplines • Take a lot of time
• Voices are heard3 • May be difficult find participants
 😚THANK YOU 😚

• GROUP 9
• Dela Cruz, Dann Albert
• Gemeniano, John Friztzer
• Lajera, Joisa
• Sison, Robert Coy
• Vila, Imee Cristina
• Vinluan, Christian