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The Practice of Bridling: Maintaining Openness in Phenomenological Research
Author(s) -
Stutey Diane M.,
Givens Joel,
Cureton Jenny L.,
Henderson Aaron J.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of humanistic counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.593
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2161-1939
pISSN - 2159-0311
DOI - 10.1002/johc.12135
Subject(s) - phenomenon , openness to experience , field (mathematics) , psychology , epistemology , phenomenology (philosophy) , engineering ethics , sociology , social psychology , philosophy , engineering , mathematics , pure mathematics
Bridling is an innovative reflective practice where the researcher intentionally reflects on preconceived ideas of the phenomenon being studied. In this article, bridling is explained, followed by a model of how to implement bridling, examples of bridling applied to phenomenological research studies involving counselors, and implications for the field.