Content: Coming to Hermeneutics - A History of Hermeneutics - Gadamer's Philosophical Hermeneutics - Being Methodical and Following Leads - The Address of the Topic - Conducting Interviews in Hermeneutic Research - Interpretation as Analysis - Interpretation as Writing - The Rigor and Integrity of Hermeneutic Research - «So What?» - Implications of Hermeneutic Research.

Nancy J. Moules (RN, BN, MN, PhD) is a Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Calgary. She also holds the Kids Cancer Care Nursing Research Chair in Child and Family Cancer Care. She is a member of the Order of the University of Calgary, a Killam Scholar, and she holds numerous teaching and research awards. She is also the Founder and Editor of the Journal of Applied Hermeneutics.
Graham McCaffrey (RN, BA, BN, PhD) is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Calgary. A member of the Canadian Hermeneutic Institute since its inception, he has also been a Principal Investigator and a Co-Investigator on several hermeneutic research studies.
James C. Field (BSc, Med, PhD) is an Associate Professor in the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary. Dr. Field's research interests are in areas of teacher education, interpretive forms of inquiry, reading assessment, and collaborative schoolbased research and curriculum studies.
Catherine M. Laing (RN, BN, MN, PhD) is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Calgary. She has been a Principal Investigator and a Co-Investigator on several hermeneutic research projects and is nationally known for her expertise in pediatric oncology.