Qualitative research approaches under the umbrella of phenomenology are becoming overly prescriptive and dogmatic (e.g., excessive and unnecessary focus on the epoché and reduction). There is a need for phenomenology (as a qualitative research approach) to be renewed and refreshed with opportunities for methodological flexibility. In this process paper, we offer one way this could be achieved. We provide an overview of the emerging paradigm of post-cognitivism and the aligned movement of enactivism which has roots in phenomenology and embodied cognition. We argue that enactivism can be used as a flexible resource by qualitative researchers exploring the unfolding of first-person (subjective) experience and its meanings (i.e., the enactive concept of sense-making). Enactive approaches are commonly tethered to “E-based” theory, such as the idea that sense-making is a 5E process (Embodied, Embedded, Enacted, Emotive, and Extended). We suggest that enactivism and E-based theory can inform phenomenological research in eclectic and non-prescriptive ways, including integration with existing methods such as observation/interviews and thematic analysis with hybrid deductive-inductive coding. Enactivism-informed phenomenological research moves beyond methodological individualism and can inform novel qualitative research exploring the complex, dynamic, and context-sensitive nature of sense-making. We draw from our enactive study that explored the co-construction of pain-related meanings between clinicians and patients, while also offering other ways that enactive theory could be applied. We provide a sample interview guide and codebook, as well as key components of rigor to consider when designing, conducting, and reporting a trustworthy phenomenological study using enactive theory.

在现象学范畴内的定性研究方法正变得过于规范和教条主义（例如，过多地和不必要地集中在时代和还原上）。有必要对现象学（作为定性研究方法）进行更新和更新，以提供方法上的灵活性。在此过程文件中，我们提供了一种可以实现这一目标的方法。我们概述了后认知主义的新兴范式和以现象学和具体化的认知为根基的顺应性运动的统一运动。我们认为，定性研究者可以探索第一人称（主观）体验的发展及其含义（即，感性创造的活跃概念），从而可以将Envitism用作一种灵活的资源。主动式方法通常与“基于E”的理论联系在一起，例如说感官是5E流程（嵌入，嵌入，制定，激励和扩展）的想法。我们建议，Envitism和基于E的理论可以折衷和非强制性的方式为现象学研究提供信息，包括与现有方法（例如观察/访谈）和主题分析以及混合演绎-归纳编码的集成。知情主义的现象学研究超越了方法论个人主义，可以为新颖的定性研究提供信息，探索探究性的复杂，动态和情境敏感的性质。我们从积极的研究中汲取了灵感，该研究探讨了临床医生和患者之间疼痛相关意义的共同建构，同时还提供了其他可以应用积极理论的方式。我们提供了一个样本面试指南和密码本，