Bringing People Back to the Future: The Role of Hermeneutic Temporality in Participatory Research

Within interpretive qualitative research such as hermeneutics, there is a strong connection between past, present, and future in forging understandings of experience. We argue that foundational concepts related to temporality in hermeneutic philosophy can play a key role in participatory research ap...

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Published in:International journal of qualitative methods 2020, Vol.19
Main Authors: Montreuil, Marjorie, Fréchette, Julie, Sofronas, Marianne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Action research
Child & adolescent mental health
Ethical dilemmas
Exegesis & hermeneutics
Mental health
Participatory research
Qualitative research
Sailing
Stakeholders
Time
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Summary:Within interpretive qualitative research such as hermeneutics, there is a strong connection between past, present, and future in forging understandings of experience. We argue that foundational concepts related to temporality in hermeneutic philosophy can play a key role in participatory research approaches. Participatory research involves working with stakeholders over time, getting to know what is important to them, and attempting to understand how research objectives align with people’s past histories and hopes for the future. We developed a model to exemplify the role of hermeneutics in participatory research, with a particular emphasis on hermeneutic temporality. This model follows the image of a ship that follows three phases: onset, sailing, and ripple effect. As illustrated with a research example in child mental health, we consider that following this model can promote the engagement process with stakeholders, emphasize the importance of people’s situated experiences in shaping a specific research study, and facilitate addressing ethical challenges that may arise.
ISSN:1609-4069
1609-4069
DOI:10.1177/1609406920945891