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Interpretative phenomenologists move beyond the data by stepping outside the immediate accounts and reflecting and interpreting experiences based on the account and the wider meanings.
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- Authors
- Willig, C.
- Affiliations
- City, University of London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Willig, Carla
- ORCID
- Willig, Carla
- Venue
- APA handbook of research methods in psychology, Vol 1: Foundations, planning, measures, and psychometrics.
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Published
- 2012
- Pages
- 5-21
- OpenAlex
- W2476652064
- Cited by
- 141
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- FWCI
- 27.90
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Psychological Association eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Qualitative Research Methods and Applications
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
- Social Sciences › Education › Educational Research and Methods
- Keywords
- qualitative research, epistemology, epistemological foundations, research philosophy
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