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bracketing

bracketing

7.8
Putting aside personal beliefs to look at things more clearly
  • noun
  • /ˈbrækɪtɪŋ/
  • Formal
translation icon : suspensión
  • Bracketing is a process whereby all previous knowledge, beliefs, and common understandings about a given phenomenon are set aside.

It involves a kind of suspension of belief or assent, A bracketing, if you like, right?

Examples

  • The bracketing of these presuppositions and experiences was implemented within the data collection and analysis stages to facilitate a richer and truer description of the phenomenon from the focus groups.

    Academic text (2007)
  • In qualitative research, bracketing helps the researcher set aside their assumptions to better understand participants' experiences.

  • The researcher used the techniques of bracketing, peer review, and member checking to address these concerns.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The researcher used the techniques of bracketing, peer review, and participant feedback to mitigate researcher bias and enhance the trustworthiness of this study.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Epoché or bracketing is a crucial component of phenomenological research.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Principles of phenomenological research acknowledge the influence of the researchers' frames of reference (bracketing, epoche). We state these frames of reference clearly to assist in understanding our diverse perspectives.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Bracketing (Raffanti, 2007) becomes a key construct in this model as the researcher attempts to obtain as near objectivity as is humanly possible when designing, executing, and reporting a study's findings.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The practice of bracketing allows scientists to examine their data without the influence of personal biases.

  • Before conducting the interviews, the team emphasized the importance of bracketing any preconceived notions about the subject matter.

How Objective

bracketing
  • Formal
7.8
judgment
  • US
358 2.4
assumption
513 3.5
bias
  • Specialized
261 5.2

Surface Forms

bracketing singular
bracketings plural

Morphology

bracketing = bracket (semi-transparent) = bracket + ing

The methodological sense ('suspending assumptions') is a metaphorical, domain-specific extension of 'bracket', so the relation is understandable but specialized.

Etymology

Bracketing is like putting ideas inside a bracket to 'set them aside' while you look at something else. So in research or therapy it means leaving your own beliefs outside the study to see the experience more clearly.