The Credo posits that reality is not "discovered" but is instead a "moving target" that is constantly reconstructed as new knowledge is acquired.

The heart of the Credo consists of (propositional statements) designed to guide researchers in conducting systematic, ethical, and equitable social science inquiry. These are organized into 13 thematic sections, including:

Following Egon Guba's death in 2008, Lincoln completed the work, which was published by Routledge and Left Coast Press . The volume includes an intellectual biography of Guba and a case study demonstrating how to apply these conjectures in a doctoral dissertation. Words of Wisdom, For Now ...The Constructivist Credo