An updated edition of the bestselling text broadens the conception of mindfulness, and shows how mindful inquirers can maximize positive outcomes for participants, organizations, communities, and themselves. The first five chapters describe the application of mindful inquiry, and the following nine introduce cultures of inquiry and research traditions, theories, methods, and techniques.

Preface About the Authors Introduction Chapter 1: The 21st Century Context and a New Approach Putting the Person at the Center Mindful Inquiry: Our Philosophy Who is the Researcher? Multiplicity of Approaches, Cultures of Inquiry Becoming a Researcher as Socialization into a Community Building Caring Communities Through Mindful Inquiry Mode of Serious Play Conclusion Chapter 2: The Mindful Inquirer as Philosopher: From Positivism/Scientism to Postmodernism and Beyond The Researcher as Applied Philosopher The Mysterious Death and Afterlife of Positivism The Postmodern Situation and the Crisis in the Foundations of Knowledge Living at a Historical Turning Point: Forms of Posthumanism or the Global Context of Research Post-Truth and Fake News Mindful Inquiry and the Way Forward: Alternative Epistemologies to Scientism/Positivism Conclusion Chapter 3: Mindful Inquiry as the Basis for Scholarly Practice Four Knowledge Traditions Mindful Inquiry as Contemplative Embodied Critical Hermeneutic Phenomenology Summary The Spiral of Mindful Inquiry Beyond Research Ethics to Mindful Inquiry The Affinity of Mindful Inquiry to Non-Western Thought Summary Chapter 4: Fundamentals of Mindful Inquiry Fundamentals for Authenticity Experiment and Typification in Everyday Life and Social Inquiry Assessments, Tests, and Measurements: Developing Types Journalism Versus Social Science: Linking Theory and Research Conclusion Chapter 5: The Mindful Scholar–Practitioner The Role of the Scholar–Practitioner Misappropriation and Mindful Inquiry Functions and Qualities of the Scholar–Practitioner Examples of Scholar–Practitioner Inquiry Research as Collaboration with a Community of Research & Practice (CORP) Becoming a Scholar–Practitioner Assessing Your Growing Competency as a Researcher What Makes Something Count as Knowledge? Gaining Mastery of Research Competencies to Maximize Creativity as a Researcher Chapter 6: Cultures of Inquiry and Research Traditions Disciplines, Cultures of Inquiry, Theories, Methods, and Techniques Situating Yourself Within Research Traditions Looking at Cultures of Inquiry Chapter 7: Contemplative Embodied Awareness Somatics or Embodied Awareness Somatic (Embodied) Inquiry Somatics and Research Process Somatics and Social Justice Limitations and Challenges Contemplative Inquiry Chapter 8: Phenomenological Inquiry Typical Problems and Concerns The Raw Data of Phenomenological Research Phenomenological Methods of Gaining Understanding The Nature of Explanation and the Nature of Knowledge The Necessity and Centrality of the Phenomenological Reduction Relationship Between Researcher and Subject Matter Critique of Phenomenology Chapter 9: Hermeneutic Inquiry, Ethnography, and Narrative Research Hermeneutics Strategies for Analyzing Texts Typical Problems and Concerns The Raw Data of Hermeneutic Research Hermeneutic Methods of Gaining Understanding The Nature of Explanation and the Nature of Knowledge Relationship Between Researcher and Subject Matter Deep Hermeneutics of Heidegger and Gadamer Ethnography Typical Problems and Concerns The Nature of Explanation and the Nature of Knowledge Relationship Between Researcher and Subject Matter A Note on Autoethnography Conclusion Chapter 10: Quantitative, Behavioral, Evaluation, Mixed, and Multi-Phased Research Orientation to Quantitative and Behavioral Science Research Typical Problems and Concerns The Nature of Explanation and the Nature of Knowledge Relationship Between Researcher and Subject Matter Orientation to Evaluation Research Typical Problems and Concerns The Nature of Explanation and the Nature of Knowledge Relationship Between Researcher and Subject Matter Orientation to Mixed Methods Research Typical Problems and Concerns The Nature of Explanation Relationship Between Researcher and Subject Matter Multiphased Research Focused on Areas of Public Concern Conclusion Chapter 11: Comparative-Historical Inquiry, Theoretical Inquiry, and Grounded Theory Orientation to Comparative-Historical Inquiry Typical Problems and Concerns Relationship Between Researcher and Subject Matter Orientation to Theoretical Inquiry Typical Problems and Concerns Relationship Between Researcher and Subject Matter Chapter 12: Critical Theory and Critical Social Theory Orientation to Critical Social Science Some Historical Notes on Critical Social Science Origins and Implications of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory Thinkers That Followed the Pathway Implications for Problems of Today Typical Problems and Concerns The Nature of Explanation and the Nature of Knowledge Relationship Between Researcher and Subject Matter A Note on Intersectionality and Mindful Inquiry Chapter 13: Action Research and Indigenous Research Origins, Typical Problems and Concerns The Nature of Explanation and the Nature of Knowledge The Action Research Family Indigenous Research Conclusion Chapter 14: Conclusion and Magic Formulae Magic Formulae Intend to Learn Surrender and Catch Conjecture and Refute To the Things Themselves Let Everything Human Be Spoken to You Regard All Things as They Present Themselves From the Standpoint of Redemption Cultivate a Boundless Heart Toward All Beings Cultivate Contemplative Embodied Awareness Summary Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Research Competencies Appendix C: Key Ideas of Positivism/Scientism Appendix D: Introductory Reading List References Index