phenomenology is the methodological foundation for this study, the seven common
attributes of all phenomenological research as purported by Moustakas (1994) and
delineated below apply.
- Recognize the unique value of qualitative research.
- Focus on the entire experience (noema and noesis).
- Search for the meaning and essence of experiences, not just a description.
- Use first-person accounts of the experiences.
- Regard as inherent the association between experiences, human behavior, and
scientific inquiry. - Formulate interesting questions that commit the researcher to the topic of
inquiry. - Assign experience and behavior as both intertwined with each other and as a
bridge between a subjective and objective orientation (adapted from
Moustakas, 1994).
Methodology
Moustakas (1994) noted that first-person accounts of the experiences drive
evidence that emerges from phenomenological research. Phenomenology enables
knowledge to emerge inductively. This study is grounded in the Moustakas (1994)
transcendental phenomenological methodology which is a scientific, experiential-focused
approach for seeking meaning, directing insight into experiences and obtaining
knowledge through subjectivity, reflection, and thought. When reflecting, details of
experiences are added and crystallized. Refinements to all facets of what occurred are
induced. Critical to transcendental phenomenology is noema (what the subject