Transformative Phenomenology: Changing Ourselves Lifeworlds and Professional Practice

About this book

The fourteen authors in this collection used phenomenology (the study of consciousness) and hermeneutics (the interpretation of meaning) to conduct deep inquiry into perplexing and wondrous events in their work and personal lives. These seasoned scholar-practitioners gained remarkable insight into areas such as health care and illness organ donation intercultural communications high-performance teams artistic production jazz improvisation and the integration of Tai Chi into education. All authors were transformed by phenomenologys expanded ways of seeing and being.