Entering the Circle: Hermeneutic Investigation in Psychology

Entering the Circle addresses the practical and methodological aspects of research within the interpretive or hermeneutic perspective. It contains descriptions of exemplary interpretive research projects in psychology and closely allied fields. Offering insight into the range and subtleties of the methods of interpretive inquiry, this collection challenges the reader to question the assumptions behind more traditional research that aims, instead, to objectify human phenomena.

Author: Martin J. Packer
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 07/03/1989
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9780791400159

About the Author
Martin J. Packer is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Education at the University of California at Berkeley and a Research Scientist at Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development in San Francisco. Richard B. Addison is a clinical psychologist in private practice, Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Family and Community medicine at the University of California, San Francisco's School of Medicine, and a member of the Behavioral Science faculty in the Family Practice Residency Program at Community Hospital of Sonoma County in Santa Rosa, California.

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