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Phenomenology

Qualitative research

Definition

A qualitative approach studying the lived experience of a phenomenon — what it is like, and what its essential structure is — through deep interviews with those who have lived it.

Where it's used

  • Studying the experience of career transition, illness or first-generation education
  • Small-sample (5–15) deep-interview doctoral designs

Software used

NVivoAtlas.ti

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