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- Title
Triangulation of Qualitative Methods: Heideggerian Hermeneutics and Grounded Theory.
- Authors
Wilson, Holly Skodol; Hutchinson, Sally A.
- Abstract
This article proposes the use of two qualitative research methodologies-Heideggerian hermeneutics and grounded theory-as a way to understand complex human phenomena. The hermeneutic method uses "thick description," "paradigm cases," "exemplars," and "the-matic analysis" to discover meanings and ways of being (practices) in lived experiences. The aim of grounded theory methodology is to generate an analytic schema called "a substantive grounded theory' that conceptually explains basic social processes at a higher level of abstraction. While each has its own integrity and yields different outcomes, triangulation of these two qualitative methods in one study can illuminate clinical realities that elude alternative approaches. Hermeneutics reveals the uniqueness of shared meanings and common practices that can inform the way we think about our practice; grounded theory provides a conceptual framework useful for planning interventions and further quantitative research.
- Publication
Qualitative Health Research, 1991, Vol 1, Issue 2, p263
- ISSN
1049-7323
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/104973239100100206