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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 phenomenology's expanded ways of seeing and being.

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 phenomenology's expanded ways of seeing and being.

Despite its origins at the turn of the 20th century, Edmund Husserl's idea of "phenomenology" still elicits reactions ranging from perplexity to suspicion. Over the past four decades, phenomenology and hermeneutics have been embraced increasingly by scholars who are not strictly philosophical phenomenologists- including educators, health professionals and social scientists. As such, varying views have arisen as to what really constitutes phenomenological inquiry. This edited collection expands scholarly discussion as to what counts as legitimate phenomenological inquiry, and showcases the...