Creswell (2007) shows in chapter 11 the model of analysis and the application methods in qualitative research methodologies using a narrative study, a phenomenology, a grounded theory, and an ethnography from the gunman case study.
What was most fascinating about the case study was the application of “phenomenology.” The author stressed the concept of psychological phenomenology in analysis. In the study entitled “The meaning of fear for students caught in a near tragedy on campus,” Creswell provided a brilliant example of phenomenology research using the following questions: “What fear did the students experiences, and how did they experience it?” “What meanings did they ascribe to this experience?” 10 students were interviewed to obtain responses to these questions. Then the procedures of phenomenology research, based on the analysis model of Moustakas (1994), on the contents of the interviews were demonstrated
Since January of 2009, I have undertaken extensive theoretical studies and interviews on phenomenology research and their analyses for qualitative research project. Through this experience, I as a researcher learned that phenomenology research sheds light on people’s various understandings, interpretations, and experiences of a single incident. It can be said that the perspective of the individual experiencing phenomena is the key to determining his or her understanding and interpretation. For that reason, I believe psychological phenomenology is an important analysis method of phenomenology research.
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