Transpersonal Research Methods for the 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.