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Is there a place for ontological hermeneutics in mental-health nursing research? A review of a hermeneutic study

A lot of research carried out within the context of mental-health nursing using qualitative data collection tools claims that it is hermeneutical, with usually just a short section describing the hermeneutical methodology as though it is a very broad philosophical approach. Criticisms of the latter...

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Main Authors: Kam, Hock Chang, Horrocks, Stephen
Format: E-Article
Published: Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 2008
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R Medicine (General)
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13477/
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1440-172X.2008.00702.x/abstract
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spelling my.unimas.ir.134772016-09-08T23:25:07Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13477/ Is there a place for ontological hermeneutics in mental-health nursing research? A review of a hermeneutic study Kam, Hock Chang Horrocks, Stephen R Medicine (General) A lot of research carried out within the context of mental-health nursing using qualitative data collection tools claims that it is hermeneutical, with usually just a short section describing the hermeneutical methodology as though it is a very broad philosophical approach. Criticisms of the latter approach more often than not concentrate on the level of the data collection tools without getting to grips with the underlying hermeneutical philosophy. This paper examines the difference between methodological and ontological hermeneutics and then gives an example of a piece of research using the latter approach. It is then argued that criticisms of the hermeneutical approach usually only concentrate on methodological hermeneutics with the consequence that they seriously misapply their criticisms if the research is using ontological hermeneutics. Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 2008 E-Article PeerReviewed Kam, Hock Chang and Horrocks, Stephen (2008) Is there a place for ontological hermeneutics in mental-health nursing research? A review of a hermeneutic study. Journal of Phycology (19). ISSN 1529-8817 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1440-172X.2008.00702.x/abstract DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2008.00702.x
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topic R Medicine (General)
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Kam, Hock Chang
Horrocks, Stephen
Is there a place for ontological hermeneutics in mental-health nursing research? A review of a hermeneutic study
description A lot of research carried out within the context of mental-health nursing using qualitative data collection tools claims that it is hermeneutical, with usually just a short section describing the hermeneutical methodology as though it is a very broad philosophical approach. Criticisms of the latter approach more often than not concentrate on the level of the data collection tools without getting to grips with the underlying hermeneutical philosophy. This paper examines the difference between methodological and ontological hermeneutics and then gives an example of a piece of research using the latter approach. It is then argued that criticisms of the hermeneutical approach usually only concentrate on methodological hermeneutics with the consequence that they seriously misapply their criticisms if the research is using ontological hermeneutics.
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author Kam, Hock Chang
Horrocks, Stephen
author_facet Kam, Hock Chang
Horrocks, Stephen
author_sort Kam, Hock Chang
title Is there a place for ontological hermeneutics in mental-health nursing research? A review of a hermeneutic study
title_short Is there a place for ontological hermeneutics in mental-health nursing research? A review of a hermeneutic study
title_full Is there a place for ontological hermeneutics in mental-health nursing research? A review of a hermeneutic study
title_fullStr Is there a place for ontological hermeneutics in mental-health nursing research? A review of a hermeneutic study
title_full_unstemmed Is there a place for ontological hermeneutics in mental-health nursing research? A review of a hermeneutic study
title_sort is there a place for ontological hermeneutics in mental-health nursing research? a review of a hermeneutic study
publisher Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd
publishDate 2008
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13477/
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1440-172X.2008.00702.x/abstract
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