Phenomenological Analysis Rapport Archive Research Phenomenological Analysis Rapport Issue 39 Publication Date June 28th 2014 Authors Megan Arroll Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) (*1) was developed in the mid-1990s by Jonathan Smith as a tool to bridge the gap between traditional positivist methods (e.g. experimental manipulations to ascertain cause and effect) and social constructivist approaches that view the world as created and experienced only through language (e.g. discourse analysis).... Research To access the rest of this article, you need to use 1 credit ANLP members get complimentary credits that can be used for purchasing from the Rapport archive - a collection of more than a 1000 high quality articles written by some of the leading voices in the field of NLP. Non-members can buy Rapport credits via the ANLP store. JOIN ANLP BUY RAPPORT CREDITS If you have already purchased this article, you can log in to access it