Transpersonal Research Methods for the Social Sciences

Honoring Human Experience

William Braud, Rosemarie Anderson

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 1998
• Print ISBN: 9780761910138, 9780761910121
• eBook ISBN: 9781506322131
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Social Science Research & Methodology
• Index: Social Sciences

There is no shortage of research methods that are easily applied to the study of everyday human experience. How, though, does one attempt to study extraordinary human experiences ultimate values and meanings, peak experiences, transcendence, and heightened awareness, among others? Authors William Braud and Rosemarie Anderson introduce a series of transpersonal research methods that are intended to help researchers develop new ways of knowing and methods of inquiry. While these methods will be of particular interest to researchers in transpersonal psychology, humanistic psychology, or transpersonal studies applied to traditional fields, the authors argue that these approaches with their emphasis on developing intuition, empathy, self-awareness can benefit anyone involved in the research enterprise.

With its solid grounding in transpersonal studies and extensive coverage of qualitative approaches without ignoring quantitative approaches, Transpersonal Research Methods for the Social Sciences will be an invaluable addition to the libraries of researchers across many disciplines, as well as a supplement in research methods courses.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• Introduction
• Preface
• Introduction
• PART I: Critiques and Extensions
• PART II: Expanded Methods of Disciplined Inquiry
• PART III: Applying the Principles: Selected Examples
• PART IV: Further Extensions
• Appendix A: Synopses of Five Transpersonal Approaches to Research
• Appendix B: Synopses of Six Related Research Approaches
• Appendix C: Synopses of 17 Conventional Methods of Disciplined Inquiry
• Centers for Transpersonal Studies
• References
• Index
• About the Contributors