Table 2 Methodological activities of Van Manen
From: Exploring Iraqi people’s perception about early marriage: a qualitative study
# | Van Manen’s methodical activities | The researchers’ activities |
|---|---|---|
1 | Turning to the nature of lived experience | People's (Men and women) lived experiences of early marriage can be vital for planning and policymaking |
2 | Investigating experience as we live it | An adult person aged more than 18 years with a history of early marriage |
3 | Reflecting on the essential themes which characterize the phenomenon | Thematic analysis was employed |
4 | Describing the phenomenon through the art of writing and rewriting | A phenomenological text was created through writing and rewriting techniques |
5 | Maintaining a solid and oriented relation to the phenomenon | The themes were discussed concerning the phenomena |
6 | Balancing the research context by considering parts and whole | The transcripts and the extracted themes were compared and studied closely |