Heuristic Research: Design, Methodology, and ApplicationsWell-organized and well-referenced, this book gives a clear presentation of heuristic methodology as a systematic form of qualitative research. Investigators of human experiences will find this book invaluable as a research guide. The author illustrates how heuristic concepts and processes form components of the research design and become the basis for a methodology. There is a clear explanation of how heuristic inquiry works in practice and the actual process of conducting a human science investigation is described in detail. |
Contents
Acknowledgments | 7 |
Heuristic Concepts Processes and Validation | 15 |
Research Design and Methodology | 38 |
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