ABSTRACT
This chapter reflects on actual experience of employing Herman Dooyeweerd's philosophy in research. It draws on the adventures that a range of researchers have had with Dooyeweerd’s philosophy in several fields, from a variety of countries and cultures in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, America, Australasia and Asia. The chapter outlines how Dooyeweerd’s philosophy might be useful at each stage of research. It reflects on experience of using Dooyeweerd to provide overviews of the researcher's field and help in making sense of literature in the field. The chapter discusses adventures with Dooyeweerd among paradigms and conceptual frameworks and among concepts and ideas. It discusses the selection and justification of research methods and discusses experience of using Dooyeweerd in data collection. The chapter reviews experience of using Dooyeweerd in analysis of data that generates findings and discusses a couple of gaps in the current experience.
