Transpersonal research methods for the social sciences : honoring human experience / [edited by] William Braud, Rosemarie Anderson.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-306) and index.

Preface -- Introduction -- Pt. I. Critiques and Extensions -- 1. Conventional and Expanded Views of Research -- 2. A Preview of New Methods -- Pt. II. Expanded Methods of Disciplined Inquiry -- 3. Integral Inquiry: Complementary Ways of Knowing, Being, and Expression -- 4. Intuitive Inquiry: A Transpersonal Approach -- 5. Transpersonal Awareness in Phenomenological Inquiry: Philosophy, Reflections, and Recent Research -- 6. Organic Research: Feminine Spirituality Meets Transpersonal Research -- 7. Becoming More Human as We Work: The Reflexive Role of Exceptional Human Experience -- Pt. III. Applying the Principles: Selected Examples -- 8. Alternative Ways of Knowing (Encountering and Collecting Data) -- Images and Symbols -- Novel Interviews -- Direct Knowing -- Knowing Through Art -- Integral Inquiry -- 9. Alternative Ways of Working With Data (Engaging and Confronting Data) -- Levels of Listening -- Internal Events and Archetypes -- Knowing Through Moving -- Setting Intention and Assessing Change -- 10. Alternative Ways of Presenting Results (Expressing and Communicating Findings) -- Integrated, Feminist Writing -- Reader-Interactive Creative Synthesis -- Iterative Reflections -- Unplanned Participant Outcomes -- Pt. IV. Further Extensions -- 11. An Expanded View of Validity -- 12. Additional Suggestions, Ethical Considerations, and Future Challenges -- App. A. Synopses of Five Transpersonal Approaches to Research -- App. B. Synopses of Six Related Research Approaches -- App. C. Synopses of 17 Conventional Methods of Disciplined Inquiry -- Centers for Transpersonal Studies -- References -- Index -- About the Contributors.

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