本研究以視障音樂家明心為研究主體，以「質的研究方法」（qualitative reserch），進入研究主體之現場參與觀察，在自然情境的脈絡（Context）中進行深度訪談，並透過文件蒐集、田野札記等方式，以尋索視障音樂家生涯發展歷程之面貌，並從其中發現意義。其研究目的在建構視障音樂家生涯發展歷程的面貌，以及詮釋個人因素、環境因素在視障音樂家生涯發展歷程中的影響與意義。
在資料蒐集策略方面，主要以研究日記、參與觀察、深度訪談、蒐集文件等四種方式進行。資料處理分析方面，首先將深度訪談之錄音帶內容，輸入電腦並以Amipro 3.0文書處理軟體建立「逐字稿」。其次配合參與觀察錄影帶之轉譯、視障音樂田野之觀察札記、以及研究日記、文件分析等多元資料，透過反覆閱讀，並以編碼（Coding)方式尋找資料中呈現之主題，作為整體之分析、組合及歸類，以理解並建構資料之間的意義與關係。
本研究獲致之結果如下：
一、視障音樂家明心的生涯發展歷程的面貌：主要是由家庭生涯歷程、教育學習生涯歷程、情感婚姻生涯歷程、職業生涯歷程及參與社會生活等生涯歷程建構而成。
二、影響視障音樂家明心生涯發展歷程個人之因素：有溝通的能力、行動的能力、價值觀、音樂的興趣、信仰、對視障的接納態度、人格特質、成就動機等八項、
三、影響視障音樂家明心生涯發展歷程環境之因素：主要分成家庭、學校及社會三方面。在家庭因素方面為：家庭背景、父母的愛、父母管教態度、家人的期望、經濟狀況、陪伴孩子成長及婚姻生活等八項。在學校因素方面為：啟明學校、受教權、學習音樂的困擾、學校課程等四項。在社會方面：則有職業的選擇、社會認定的工作能力、視障者的工作權、社會福利政策、無障礙空間、社會的接納、參與社會工作以及重要他人等八項。
根據上述的發現，研究者得到幾點啟示：1.把被研究者當人，而不是把人當研究的對象。2.「音樂」在視障音樂家生命中具有深刻意義與蘊涵。3.「愛」其實是視障音樂家生涯發展歷程中最重要的精神力量。4.視障者的工作權與受教權應該得到社會的重視與保障。5.點字樂譜的重視與研發是未來國內視障音樂發展的關鍵所在。6.社會大眾應該以「音樂」來肯定視障音樂家，而不是以「視障」來衡量視障音樂家的音樂。
最後，則交代本研究在參與程度及詮釋上的限制，並對於未來相關研究提出建議。

Ming-Sing, a blind musician, was the main subject of this research. In this study, the qualitative research method was employed, that was, the researcher participated the musician' sdaily life (in a natural context) by observing, doing in-depth interviewing, collecting useful documents and doing field notes in order to understand the various aspects of the career development of a blind musician. The purpose of this study was to explore the career development process of a blind musician as well as to find and to analyze the most meaningful factors which influence the musician both in personal life and social enviornment.
The data collecting strategies employed here was studying diaries , field observation, in-depth interviewing and document research. As to data analysis , the following methods were employed:literally translating the recorded interview into computer data by using Amipro 3.0 wordprocess system, watching video tapes, studying field notes, and analyzing research diaries and related documents of the blind musician. By cross checking, coding, analyzing, reconstructing as well as inducing the data, this research attempted to present the main obstacles of a blind musician who may meet in the career developing process. Also, this research tried to find out and to rebuild the meaning and the relation among the interacting data .
The main findings were as follows:
1.Elements related to the blind musician Ming-Sing's career development:Ming-Sing's career development was influenced by family life, the learning experience in educational process, courting mate or marital experience , working experience and social life experience , etc.
2.Personal factors telated to Ming-Sing's career decelopment:
Ming-Sing's career decelopment was based on several personal charac-teristies:communicative capability, acting capability, value system, music diposition, belief, self-acceptance toward blindness, personal quality, and achievement motive, etc.
3.Social factors related to Ming-Sing's career development:
There were three aspects referred to this dimension:family life, education system and social environment. Family factors were:family background, love from the parents, teaching attitude of the parents, family expectation, economic conditions, being a companion in child's growth, and marital life, etc. School factors were:visual impaired school, educational life, difficulty of learning music, and the school curriculums, etc. Social factors were: employment choice, qualified working ability, working right of the visual impaired, free-impairment space, social welfare policy, social acceptance toward the visual impaired, participation of social activity, and important others, etc.
According to the above findings, there were several inspiring conclusions: 1. regarding the interviewee as a person not a subject; 2. music conceiving rich meaning to a blind musician; 3. love playing the most important role to empower a blind musician in the career development; 4. importance of promoting and protecting both of the employed opportunity and the education right for a blind musician; 5. development of music for the blind relating to the development of the Braille scord; 6. indentifying and evaluation a blind musician with his' music', not with his' blindness'.
Finally, this dissertation explained the limitation of the researcher's participation and interpretation in this research as well as propose several suggestions to the further relative research plans.