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Beckstrom, Edward S. – Thresholds in Education, 1993
Heuristic research is a highly autobiographical investigation of one's experience with a question or problem. This article examines the basic concepts and processes of heuristic research (in adult education), including self-dialog, tacit knowing, inverted perspective, intuition, indwelling, and focusing. Heuristic research design phases involve…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Ethics, Heuristics, Higher Education