The Theoretical Underpinnings of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA)

By Pnina Shinebourne. Existential Analysis: Journal of the Society for Existential Analysis, 2011

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This paper focuses on the theoretical underpinnings of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) and the ways in which IPA draws on these theoretical approaches to inform its distinctive epistemological framework. In addition, IPA's relations to other phenomenological approaches and issues of validity and quality in IPA studies are also considered.

Subfields: General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Philosophy

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