Mark D. Vagle is Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Minnesota. He has written extensively on phenomenological and qualitative research in journals such as Qualitative Inquiry, The International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, The Journal of Curriculum Studies, Cultural Studies—Critical Methodologies, Field Methods, and Teaching Education, and regularly teaches university courses, leads professional workshops, and is invited to lecture nationally and internationally on the subject. Building off the success of his award-winning first edition, his second (2018) and third (forthcoming 2023) editions of Crafting Phenomenological Research continue to be the leading resource for those interested in a concise introduction to phenomenological research in education and the social sciences. Vagle is currently working on his next book, Post-Intentional Phenomenology as Contemplative Practice.
