Phenomenography: From Critical Aspects to Knowledge Claim

Abstract

In this description of phenomenography, we take a functional view of the theoretical underpinnings that have traditionally been used to support its trustworthiness as a qualitative research approach. The chapter has two objectives, first to serve as an introduction for those considering embarking on research with a phenomenographic framing, and second to enable the recognition of the quality and scope of the knowledge claim inherent in phenomenographic outcomes.

Citation

Collier-Reed, B. and Ingerman, Å. (2013), "Phenomenography: From Critical Aspects to Knowledge Claim", Theory and Method in Higher Education Research (International Perspectives on Higher Education Research, Vol. 9), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 243-260. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-3628(2013)0000009016