Phenomenology As Philosophy and Method

Phenomenology is a philosophical movement that approaches the study of human beings and their culture differently from the logical positivist model used in the natural sciences and in special education. phenomenologists view the application of the logical positivist model to the study of human beings as inappropriate because the model does not address the uniqueness of human life. in this article, the theroetical assumptions and methodological orientations of phenomenology are discussed, followed by their applications to ways of doing research in special education.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/68638/2/10.1177_074193259501600305.pd