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Application and Contribution of Hermeneutic and Eidetic Phenomenology to Indigenous Knowledge Research

Application and Contribution of Hermeneutic and Eidetic Phenomenology to Indigenous Knowledge Research

Patrick Ngulube, Beatrice Ngulube
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 29
ISBN13: 9781522508335|ISBN10: 1522508333|EISBN13: 9781522508342
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0833-5.ch006
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Ngulube, Patrick, and Beatrice Ngulube. "Application and Contribution of Hermeneutic and Eidetic Phenomenology to Indigenous Knowledge Research." Handbook of Research on Theoretical Perspectives on Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Developing Countries, edited by Patrick Ngulube, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 127-155. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0833-5.ch006

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Ngulube, P. & Ngulube, B. (2017). Application and Contribution of Hermeneutic and Eidetic Phenomenology to Indigenous Knowledge Research. In P. Ngulube (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Theoretical Perspectives on Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Developing Countries (pp. 127-155). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0833-5.ch006

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Ngulube, Patrick, and Beatrice Ngulube. "Application and Contribution of Hermeneutic and Eidetic Phenomenology to Indigenous Knowledge Research." In Handbook of Research on Theoretical Perspectives on Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Developing Countries, edited by Patrick Ngulube, 127-155. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0833-5.ch006

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Abstract

Many scholars on indigenous research advocate research approaches that negate western research traditions. Although phenomenology is part and parcel of the classical western research approaches, it has the potential to offer indigenous researchers an approach of investigating the real world without invalidating indigenous voices and worldviews. Phenomenology with its emphasis on understanding and describing the phenomenon based on the human experience provides an opportunity of informing research practice in the field of indigenous knowledge. The phenomenological attitude helps in understanding the ultimate structure and essence of the life-world as experienced by participants without making any judgements or assumptions about their experiences. The participants take the centre-stage in phenomenological research approaches as they are viewed as co-researchers because of their extensive knowledge of an experience and its interpretation. This chapter demonstrates that phenomenology is a suitable approach for researching indigenous knowledge, which can complement available indigenous research pathways.

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