Clark Moustakas. -- Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage, 1990.

130 p.; 21 cm.

ISBN 978-0-8039-3882-3.

Incluye referencias bibliográficas.

Contenido: Introduction: resources and inspirations -- Heuristic concepts, processes, and validation -- Concepts and processes of heuristic research -- The phases of heuristic research -- Closing comments -- Research design and methodology -- Qualities of heuristic inquiry -- Formulating the question -- Exploring and answering the question -- Outline guide of procedures for analysis of data -- Creating the research manuscript -- Closing comments -- Appendix A: Instructions to research participants -- Appendix B: Participation-release agreement -- Examples of heuristic research -- Excerpt from and initial interview -- Individual depictions -- Composite depictions -- Exemplary portraits -- The creative synthesis -- Closing comments -- Applications of heuristic research -- Loneliness- Unraveling its nature and meaning -- The symbolic growth experience and heuristic research -- Person-centered therapy and heuristic inquiry -- Heuristic methodology applied to psychotherapy.