Bridging the distance between the objectivism of research and the subjectivity of the researcher.
A phenomenological study of researchers' experience of their work is presented. The disparity between researchers' subjective experience and the inherent objectivism of science and research is discussed. Bridging the distance between the immediate experience of research and the positivistic/objectivistic nature of research is proposed as a way to keep the research community cognizant of values and beliefs that may get pushed aside in the clamor for factual information and material gain. A synthesis of intentionality is discussed as a method for disclosing a researcher's constitutive part in phenomenological research. Expanding the traditional format for research reports to include a brief biographical account of the inception of the research is proposed and an example included.
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Saint Joseph College, West Hartford, Conn, USA. rew@sjc.edu
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D015399:Nursing Research; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D011209:Power, Psychological; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D012945:Social Values