Hermeneutic phenomenology in health and social care research / edited by Susan Crowther and Gill Thomson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1- Introduction -- Situating hermeneutic phenomenology as research method in health, social care and education, Susan Crowther and Gill Thomson. Chapter 2- Nurturing a spirit of attuning-to, Liz Smythe and Deb Spence. Chapter 3- Using poetry to illuminate the lived accounts of Juvenile Dermatomyositis in children and young people, Polly Livermore. Chapter 4- Revealing experiences of sexuality and intimacy in life-limiting illness using Heidegger's phenomenology, Bridget Taylor. Chapter 5- 'Distracted by, and immersed in the talk of others': expectations and experiences of childbirth in the framework of the 'they', Lesley Kay. Chapter 6- Seeking Heidegger in research data: thinking about connections between philosophy and findings, Lesley Dibley. Chapter 7- Embodied hermeneutic phenomenology: Bringing the lived body into health professions education research, Helen F Harrison and Elizabeth Anne Kinsella. Chapter 8- Dwelling in the fourfold: my way of being-in-the-world of Heidegger, Margot Solomon. Chapter 9- Working with phenomenon: just keep swimming, Christine Edwards. Chapter 10- Being an educator as 'having-been', Joshua Spier. Chapter 11- Straddling paradigms: a hermeneutic phenomenological exploration of the experience of midwives practising homeopathy, Jean Duckworth. Chapter 12- Inseeing to the heart of the matter, Kent Smith. Chapter 13- Attuning to trustworthiness and final reflections, Gill Thomson and Susan Crowther.

"This book explores how, why, and when hermeneutic phenomenology can be used as methodology in health and social research. This book is a valuable resource for all students and academics who wish to explore the meaningfulness of human lived experiences across the multitude of phenomena in health and social care"-- Provided by publisher.

Susan Crowther is a Professor of midwifery at Auckland University of Technology in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Her research interests are mainly focused on midwifery, maternity and women's health, although she explores myriad topics with postgraduate students from a variety of disciplines/professions. She has published two books: "Joy at birth" (sole author), "Spirituality and Childbirth" with co-editor Dr. Jenny Hall and another book coming in 2022: "Mindfulness across the childbirth sphere" with co-editor Dr. Lorna Davies. Susan is member of three editorial boards, sits on review panels and enjoys supervising postgraduate degrees. Contacts/links: E. susan.crowther@aut.ac.nz - Twitter: @SusanCrowtherMW- Blog/webpage: https://drsusancrowther.com/ Gill Thomson is a Professor in Perinatal Health at the University of Central Lancashire in North-West, U.K. Gill's research interests centre around perinatal health and wellbeing and lay/peer support models of care. Gill's used hermeneutic phenomenology in her Ph.D., she supervises Ph.D. students using this approach, and she co-facilitates the annual hermeneutic phenomenology methodology course with Susan. Gill has authored over100 peer-reviewed publications and is the lead editor of two Routledge texts (Qualitative research in childbirth and midwifery: Phenomenological approaches (2011), and Psychosocial resilience and risk in the perinatal period: Implications and guidance for professionals (2017)). Gill is an editorial member of two journals and a steering group member of SCENE (SCENE SCENE (utu.fi) - an international network dedicated to improving neonatal care. Contacts/links: Email - Gthomson@uclan.ac.uk; Twitter @gill_thomson; Webpage - Gill Thomson - UCLan.

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