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