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Using Context to Build Rigor

Application to Two Hermeneutic Phenomenological Studies

University of Texas at Austin, USA, marmour{at}mail.utexas.edu

Stephanie L. Rivaux

University of Texas at Austin, USA, rivaux{at}austin.rr.com

Holly Bell

University of Texas at Austin, USA, hbell{at}mail.utexas.edu

There is no single guideline to assist researchers in creating high quality research within qualitative methods. This article proposes that rigor requires both a determination of actual or possible vulnerabilities and strategies that begin with an examination of the study itself rather than with a predetermined list of standardized practices. Two studies demonstrate how an inductive approach to rigor conducted within the framework of a particular qualitative approach, e.g. hermeneutic phenomenology, can produce greater thoroughness and understanding of a paradigm's epistemological assumptions. The studies include the lived experience of survivors of homicide victims, and women in substance abuse recovery.

Key Words: hermeneutic phenomenology • qualitative methods • rigor

Qualitative Social Work, Vol. 8, No. 1, 101-122 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1473325008100424


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