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This article reintroduces heuristic inquiry, a research method for understanding lived experiences. Applying this method in nursing science, especially with theoretical frameworks, can enhance the study of human-environmental-health transitions.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Science
  • Qualitative Research
  • Phenomenology

Background:

  • Heuristic inquiry is a systematic research method for exploring lived experiences.
  • Developed by Clark Moustakas, it emphasizes the researcher's and participants' personal experiences.
  • Understanding the nature and meaning of experiences is central to this approach.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To reintroduce and describe the processes and phases of heuristic inquiry.
  • To illustrate how heuristic inquiry can advance nursing science.
  • To propose integrating heuristic inquiry with nursing conceptual frameworks.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic description of heuristic inquiry processes.
  • Phenomenologically oriented approach.
  • Inclusion of researcher's and participants' lived experiences.

Main Results:

  • Heuristic inquiry offers a rigorous method for discovering and understanding lived experiences.
  • The method can be enhanced by incorporating a theoretical interpretive process.
  • This integration advances the study of human-environmental-health transitions.

Conclusions:

  • Heuristic inquiry is a valuable method for nursing science research.
  • Theory-guided heuristic research can deepen the understanding of caring.
  • This approach promotes human betterment and well-being through enhanced understanding of health transitions.