This study employs an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) as a framework to understand the CPUT
final-year pre-service teachers’ perceptions and experiences of digital storytelling in multicultural classrooms.
As a qualitative research approach, IPA has its theoretical origins in phenomenology and hermeneutics. The
framework was designed by Smith, Jarman and Osborn (1999). A researcher can deploy IPA if the aim of the
study is to explore individuals’ perceptions as well as understand how they (individuals) make sense of their
experiences. IPA aids in the interpretation of perceptions, experiences, events and actions held for individuals in