基本説明
Presents conceptual frameworks as a mechanism for aligning literature review, research design, and methodology.
Full Description
Designed for novice as well as more experienced researchers embarking on a thesis or dissertation, as well as those advising them, this book presents conceptual frameworks as a mechanism for aligning literature review, research design, and methodology. Defined as an argument about why the topic of a study matters, and why the methods proposed to study it are appropriate and rigorous, the book explores the conceptual framework as both a process and a framework that helps to direct and ground researchers as they work through common research challenges.
Contents
Foreword Preface About the Authors Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Why Conceptual Frameworks? Chapter 3. Excavating Questions: Conceptual Frameworks and Research Design Chapter 4. The Role of the Conceptual Framework in Data Collection and Fieldwork Chapter 5. Conceptual Frameworks and the Analysis of Data Chapter 6. Expanding the Conversation, Extending the Argument: The Role of Conceptual Frameworks in Presenting, Explaining, and Contextualizing Findings Chapter 7. The Conceptual Framework as Guide and Ballast References Author Index Subject Index
