%0 Journal Article %A van der Meide, Hanneke %T Het onthullen van ervaringen %D 2015 %J KWALON, %V 20 %N 1 %@ 1875-7324 %R https://doi.org/10.5117/2015.020.001.021 %K empirical phenomenological research,lived experiences,qualitative research methodology %I Amsterdam University Press, %X Revealing experiences. Phenomenology as qualitative research approach Revealing experiences. Phenomenology as qualitative research approach The aim of empirical phenomenological research is revealing and describing the lived world of everyday experience. This article describes the roots and the characteristics of empirical phenomenological research. Several methodological approaches within the empirical phenomenological research approach are presented. The article ends by clarifying some important differences between empirical phenomenological research and research according to the grounded theory approach. %U https://www.aup-online.com/content/journals/10.5117/2015.020.001.021