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The Phenomenology & IPA Template Kit
For the phenomenology or IPA researcher: bracketing, interviews, experiential statements, themes and a write-up that shows your interpretive work.
- 58 fillable templates
- US Letter + A4
- Instant download
$19
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What you get
- 58 fillable templates in one fillable PDF (64 pages in US Letter, 63 in A4, 890 fillable fields)
- US Letter and A4 versions, both included
- Type into the boxes and save, or print and write by hand
- A clickable template map with a Done box for every template, and bookmarks
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All 58 templates
- 1.1 Is This a Phenomenological Study? Diagnostic
- 1.2 Descriptive vs. Interpretive Decision Sheet
- 1.3 Phenomenological Approach Selector
- 1.4 Philosophy-to-Method Alignment Check
- 1.5 Phenomenology Vocabulary Decoder
- 2.1 Phenomenological RQ Builder
- 2.2 Phenomenon Definition & Boundary Sheet
- 2.3 Homogeneous Sampling Plan (Idiographic)
- 2.4 Sample-Size Rationale (Phenomenology)
- 2.5 Sensitive-Topic Ethics & Care Plan
- 3.1 Epoché / Bracketing Journal Pages
- 3.2 Assumptions & Pre-Understandings Inventory
- 3.3 Bracketing-by-Approach Guide
- 3.4 Ongoing Bracketing Log
- 4.1 Phenomenological Interview Guide Builder
- 4.2 Concrete-Description Probe Card
- 4.3 Lived-Experience Account Capture
- 4.4 Interview Reflexivity Note
- 5.1 Immersion & Whole-Reading Log
- 5.2 Initial Noting / Exploratory Comments Sheet (IPA)
- 5.3 First-Impression Memo
- 5.4 Listening / Re-reading Reflexivity Note
- 6.1 Significant-Statement Extraction Sheets
- 6.2 Horizonalization Worksheet (Moustakas)
- 6.3 Meaning-Unit Delineation Sheet (Giorgi)
- 6.4 Formulated-Meaning Worksheet (Colaizzi)
- 6.5 Experiential-Statement Sheet (IPA)
- 7.1 Meaning-Unit to Emergent-Theme Tables
- 7.2 Theme Formulation Worksheet
- 7.3 Theme-Grounding Check
- 7.4 Theme Definition Sheet
- 8.1 Superordinate-Theme Clustering Grid
- 8.2 Idiographic Case-by-Case Tracker (IPA)
- 8.3 Cross-Case Pattern Table / Group Experiential Themes
- 8.4 Theme-Cluster Map (Descriptive)
- 8.5 Convergence & Divergence Sheet
- 9.1 Textural & Structural Description Builders
- 9.2 Individual Textural Description Sheet
- 9.3 Imaginative Variation Worksheet
- 9.4 Composite Textural–Structural Synthesis
- 10.1 Lifeworld-Existentials Prompt Sheet
- 10.2 Existential Reflection Worksheet
- 10.3 Hermeneutic-Circle Tracker
- 10.4 Phenomenological Writing-as-Inquiry Sheet
- 11.1 Essence Synthesis Canvas
- 11.2 Essential-Structure Statement Builder (Giorgi)
- 11.3 Essence-Grounding Audit
- 11.4 “Essence vs. Summary” Test
- 12.1 Reflexive Audit-Trail Log
- 12.2 Phenomenological Quality-Criteria Self-Audit
- 12.3 Bracketing-Effectiveness Reflection
- 12.4 Coherence & Philosophy–Method Fit Check
- 13.1 Phenomenology Findings Presentation Planner
- 13.2 Methods Section Builder (Phenomenology)
- 13.3 Verbatim-Extract Selection Sheet
- 13.4 Reporting-Standard Checklist (COREQ / SRQR)
- 13.5 Viva/Committee Question Anticipator (Phenomenology-Specific)
- 13.6 Journal/Outlet Selector for Phenomenology
Every template page gives you
- Its purpose and how long it takes
- Short steps on how to fill it in
- Fillable boxes sized for real answers
- The output it produces
- A supervisor sign-off line
- Where to find the completed example in the workbook
How to use it
- Open the PDF in a free PDF reader app that supports fillable forms (Adobe Acrobat Reader is free and works best). Some phone and browser viewers do not save typed answers.
- Click a box and type. Save often: your answers stay in the file.
The kit and the workbook
The kit gives you the tools. The Phenomenology & IPA Research Workbook teaches the method: it explains every template and shows a completed example of each one.
Questions
How do I get the files?
Checkout is on Payhip, our store. Straight after payment you can download both PDFs, and Payhip emails you the link too. You can download them again from the same link later.
Can I type into the pages?
Yes. Open the PDF in a free PDF reader app that supports fillable forms (Adobe Acrobat Reader is free and works best), type into the boxes and save. Some phone and browser viewers do not save typed answers.
US Letter or A4?
Both are included in every purchase.
Is this the same as the workbook?
No. The kit has every fill-in template from The Phenomenology & IPA Research Workbook, ready to type into. The workbook adds the teaching and a completed example of every template.
What if a file does not open?
Digital files cannot be returned once downloaded, but if a file does not open or something is wrong with it, email [email protected] and we will fix it or refund you.
Can my class or research group use it?
Each purchase is for one person. For a class or research group, email [email protected] about a group licence.
The Phenomenology & IPA Template Kit
58 fillable templates, US Letter and A4, $19.
Licence: For the buyer's own use. Every page is stamped with the buyer's email and the purchase date. Please do not share or resell the files. For a class or research group, ask about a group licence.
By Rafiq Muhammad, MD, MIHMEP, PhD. The templates were drafted with the help of AI tools and written, checked and laid out by the author.