Using Hermeneutics as a Qualitative Research Approach in Professional Practice

Authors

Margo Paterson, Queen's UniversityFollow
Joy Higgs, University of SydneyFollow

Abstract

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 Artistry (Paterson, 2003) which is briefly described and the connections.

Keywords

Hermeneutic Approach, Health Sciences, Occupational Therapy Research, Judgment, and Artistry in Professional Practice

Publication Date

6-1-2005

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2005.1853

Recommended APA Citation

Paterson, M., & Higgs, J. (2005). Using Hermeneutics as a Qualitative Research Approach in Professional Practice. The Qualitative Report, 10(2), 339-357. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2005.1853