Phenomenology: history, its methodological assumptions and application

M.A.This study aims to provide a deeper understanding of phenomenology firstly by tracing its historical roots and locating it within its philosophical framework. This aim is achieved by highlighting the need for the major shift in the human sciences methodology from positivist thinking to post-positivist thinking; where phenomenology belongs to the latter. Emphasis is placed on phenomenology as a research method with reference to its methodological assumptions and usefulness in investigating the essence of human experience. Examples of applicatory models are included and its value is highlighted