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On Researching Lived Experience
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CultureHumanitiesNarrative Studies (Comparative Literature)User ExperienceEducationNarrative Studies (Narrative Psychology)Lived Experience ResearchHuman-computer InteractionLifewide LearningLived ExperienceLanguage StudiesOpening AttitudeLife Writing
Lived experience refers to authentic, immediate, fluid, integral, non‑mystical life experience, distinct from educational narrative inquiry. The study aims to capture lived experience itself. Researchers should distinguish fact from meaning, adopt an open attitude, and use appropriate expression to investigate lived experience. The study outlines research steps that are flexible, allowing simultaneous or sequential execution.
Lived experience is man’s experience of life, with main characteristics of authenticity, instantaneity, fluidity, integrity and non-mystique. The key of researching lived experience is to obtain lived experience. The process and step of researching lived experience have been pointed out, yet they are not ambulatory, they can be alternated or carried through at the same time. In order to inquiry lived experience well, such items should be paid attention to:the distinguish of fact and meaning, the researching opening attitude and the proper expression way. In addition, the difference between lived experience research and educational narrative inquiry should be regarded also.