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Using Hermeneutics As A Qualitative Research Approach In Professional Practice, Margo Paterson, Joy Higgs
Using Hermeneutics As A Qualitative Research Approach In Professional Practice, Margo Paterson, Joy Higgs
The Qualitative Report
This paper is targeted primarily at doctoral students and others considering hermeneutics as a research strategy. Research using hermeneutics was carried out with occupational therapy educators and clinicians in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the UK. A total of 53 participants engaged in focus groups and individual interviews over a one-year. The paper explores hermeneutics as a credible, rigorous and creative strategy to address aspects of professional practice that similarly need to be flexible, adaptable to particular needs, and justifiable in the contexts of evidence-based as well as client-centred practice. The hermeneutic study produced A Model of Professional Practice Judgment …