Drowning in muddied waters or swimming downstream?: a critical analysis of literature reviewing in a phenomenological study through an exploration of the lifeworld, reflexivity and role of the researcher

Fry, Jane, Scammell, Janet and Barker, Susan 2017. Drowning in muddied waters or swimming downstream?: a critical analysis of literature reviewing in a phenomenological study through an exploration of the lifeworld, reflexivity and role of the researcher. Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology 17 (1) , pp. 1-12. 10.1080/20797222.2017.1293355

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Abstract

This paper proceeds from examining the debate regarding the question of whether a systematic literature review should be undertaken within a qualitative research study to focusing specifically on the role of a literature review in a phenomenological study. Along with pointing to the pertinence of orienting to, articulating and delineating the phenomenon within a review of the literature, the paper presents an appropriate approach for this purpose. How a review of the existing literature should locate the focal phenomenon within a given context is illustrated by excerpts from the first author’s literature review within a descriptive phenomenological study. Also discussed is the important issue of when the researcher should fully enter the attitude of the phenomenological reduction and how this may influence the study.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Healthcare Sciences
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) R Medicine > RT Nursing
Publisher:	Routledge, Taylor and Francis
ISSN:	2079-7222
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	3 October 2017
Last Modified:	11 May 2023 21:58
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/105136

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