Researchers in the field of health psychology developed interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) to explore how individuals make sense of, and meaning from, experiences of personal significance. We describe our approach to using IPA to explore whether current theories of achievement motivation adequately account for the experiences of students with disabilities, and expand the theories so that they do. First, we describe how our substantive area of interest is situated within the field of educational psychology. Next, we provide an overview of IPA, including the philosophical roots, general protocol, indicators of quality, and potential challenges. Finally, we suggest ways that IPA could be used to advance the study of achievement motivation toward more equitable ends.

健康心理学领域的研究人员开发了解释现象学分析（IPA），以探索个人如何理解个人意义的经验并从中获得意义。我们描述了使用IPA探索现有成就动机理论是否充分考虑了残疾学生的经历的方法，并对其进行了扩展。首先，我们描述我们的实质性兴趣领域如何位于教育心理学领域内。接下来，我们提供IPA的概述，包括哲学基础，通用协议，质量指标和潜在挑战。最后，我们建议可以使用IPA来促进对成就动机的研究，以达到更加公平的目的。