Max van Manen offers an extensive exploration of phenomenological traditions & methods for the human sciences It is his first comprehensive statement of phenomenological thought & research in over a decade Phenomenology of practice refers to the meaning & practice of phenomenology in professional contexts such as psychology education & health care as well as to the practice of phenomenological methods in contexts of everyday living Van Manen presents a detailed description of key phenomenological ideas as they have evolved over the past century; he then thoughtfully works through the methodological issues of phenomenological reflection empirical methods & writing that a phenomenology of practice offers to the researcher Van Manen's comprehensive work will be of great interest to all concerned with the interrelationship between being & acting in human sciences research & in everyday life Max van Manen is the editor of the series Phenomenology of Practice httpswwwroutledgecomseries PPVM