Examining Researchers’ Pre-Understandings as a Part of the Reflexive Journey in Hermeneutic Research

This article considers one of the philosophical sources of reflexivity, the concept of “pre-understandings” as envisaged by the German philosopher, Hans Georg Gadamer. There are a number of empirical research studies employing a Gadamerian approach, and while some authors may describe methods of exa...

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Main Authors: Clare Maxwell, Beate Ramsayer, Claire Hanlon, Jane McKendrick, Valerie Fleming
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-12-01
Series:International Journal of Qualitative Methods
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406920985718