The Phenomenology Collective

No Simple Answers: Navigating Phenomenological Research Decisions

How many participants does a phenomenological study really need—and are practices such as pilot studies and member checking methodologically congruent? In this bonus Q&A

Crafted Stories: Interpretive Leaps in Hermeneutic Phenomenology with Professor Susan Crowther

How can a researcher shape a participant’s words without losing the meaning of their experience? In this episode of The Phenomenology Collective, we explore crafted stor

Seeing as if for the First Time: Practising Transcendental Phenomenology with Emma Collins

What does it mean to practise transcendental (or descriptive) phenomenology? In this episode of The Phenomenology Collective, we explore how Moustakas’ transcendental ph

Supervising Phenomenology: Expertise, Curiosity and Shared Learning with Professor Hilary Engward

What happens when a doctoral student chooses phenomenology, but their supervisor’s own methodological expertise lies elsewhere? In this episode of The Phenomenology Coll

What Counts as a Voice? Working alongside non-verbal participants with Hannah McCormack

What does it mean to listen to a child who does not communicate through conventional speech? In this episode of The Phenomenology Collective, we explore how phenomenolog

Making Sense of Practice: IPA and the Double Hermeneutic with Dr Gillian Ferguson

What does it really mean for a researcher to make sense of a participant making sense of their experience? In this episode of The Phenomenology Collective, we explore In

Switching Hats: Positionality and the Practitioner-Researcher with Ally Grant

What happens when we enter a research interview carrying professional ways of listening, responding and making sense? In this episode of The Phenomenology Collective, we

Following the Golden Thread: Beginning Hermeneutic Phenomenology with Professor Lesley Dibley

What makes hermeneutic phenomenology distinctive—and how do we carry its philosophy meaningfully into research practice? In this episode of The Phenomenology Collective,

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From Positivism to Phenomenology: Letting Go of Certainty with Jade Sampford

What happens when the numbers are no longer enough? In this episode of The Phenomenology Collective, we explore the philosophical shift from positivism to phenomenology—

In the Weeds: The Lived Experience of Phenomenological Data Analysis with Liz Shaw

What does it actually feel like to analyse data phenomenologically? In this episode of The Phenomenology Collective, we step into one of the most challenging—and often i

Creative Methods in Phenomenology: Ecomaps, Poetry and Plays with Dr Liz Jestico

In this episode of The Phenomenology Collective, we explore one of the most exciting—and unsettling—spaces in phenomenological research: the use of creative methods. Wit

What is Phenomenology?

In this introductory episode of The Phenomenology Collective, hosts Dr Lewis Barrett-Rodger and Dr Sally Goldspink offer a gentle but rigorous orientation to phenomenolog

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