Hermeneutic Phenomenology in Health and Social Care Research

This book explores how, why and when hermeneutic phenomenology can be used as a methodology in health and social research. 

Providing  actual examples of doing robust hermeneutic phenomenology and a focus  on praxis, the book demonstrates how philosophical or theoretical  notions can inform, enrich and enhance our research projects. The  chapters offer examples of many different research designs and  interpretive decisions in order to illustrate the unbounded and creative  nature of this type of inquiry, whilst also demonstrating the  trustworthiness of the scientific processes adopted. The chapter authors  invite the reader on a unique journey that highlights how they made  individual and tailored decisions throughout their projects, emphasising  the challenges and joys they encountered. 

This book  is a valuable resource for all students and academics who wish to  explore the meaningfulness of human lived experiences across the  multitude of phenomena in health and social care.