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Design/methodology/approach – General review drawing on Husserlian phenomenology and descriptive methods (Giorgi, Colaizzi and Moustakas), using purposive literature synthesis (2000–2025) and comparative analysis to test thematic procedures against descriptive phenomenology. Findings – Theme development is presented as a reductive eidetic practice requiring linguistic precision, participant-centered phrasing, and engagement with epoch and imaginative variation. 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