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A theory is a set of ideas about the nature of a give subject/topic - a person's worldview informs their perspective and understanding of the subject and how it works.

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A theoretical framework is an established structure of ideas explaining a theory that examines a problem.

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People have theoretical frameworks when they do research so they can establish and justify the paradigm of the research study.

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I am familiar with a variety of theoretical frameworks and understand how they work.

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Defining it is so hard! I feel like I know what it is when I see it, but to try to explain it is very abstract and awkward.

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Guidance to a certain point

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pillars to the theory

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I think theory is guidance but also a restriction. People need theoretical frameworks to guide as well as restrict the research direction

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Theory is the ideas that extract from previous practices and also guide further practices.

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Theory is the ideas that extract from previous practices and also guide further practices.

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more familiar with psychological theory

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Theoretical frameworks are the ideas that guide our specific research.

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The theoretical framework serves as guidance to our research so that we build our perspectives on existing and common recognized ideas.

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I think I know how to choose theoretical frameworks for my research.

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The similarity and difference between theory and theoretical framework.

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The explanation of a rigorously tested hypothesis of a particular action or phenomena; a codified rationale for making meaning of phenomena

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The interrelated logics that work to create a new lens through which to view a topic and/or foundation upon which to build an argument.

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People have theoretical frameworks to serve as guard rails to keep research on track and discourage going outside the scope of the research questions.

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I know that theoretical frameworks aren’t ready-made, but constructed within the context of the topic and research question(s). One can mix and match pieces of separate frameworks to create a larger framework.

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I feel confident about the concepts. One thing from the reading that threw me was the classification of phenomenology as a theory and not a method. So, at the moment, I lack a full understanding of the idea of theory as method and/or vice versa.

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Systematic statement of principles and generalizations related to a topic or area, used to guide the researcher through the work.

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Systematic statement of principles and generalizations related to a topic or area, used to guide the researcher through the work.

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Using the theory to help justify and design the research process.

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Using the theory to help justify and design the research process.

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The theoretical framework is a guide for the research but should not confine the researcher.  I think of it as an outline, rather than a completed paper.

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The theoretical framework is a guide for the research but should not confine the researcher.  I think of it as an outline, rather than a completed paper.

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I'm familiar with developmental theories and feel comfortable using a theory to justify a particular stance or research idea.

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I'm familiar with developmental theories and feel comfortable using a theory to justify a particular stance or research idea.

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Terminology and the boundaries between theory and theoretical framework.

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Terminology and the boundaries between theory and theoretical framework.

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Theory is a concept that explains or details a particular thing, action, object in an attempt to name or bring clarity of understanding 

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Theory is a concept that explains or details a particular thing, action, object in an attempt to name or bring clarity of understanding 

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A theoretical framework of the backbone on which one will based their understanding 

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A theoretical framework of the backbone on which one will based their understanding 

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Research requires a theoretical framework as a point of origin so that scholars can justify their research direction 

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Research requires a theoretical framework as a point of origin so that scholars can justify their research direction 

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I have a limited knowledge about theory and most of it is geared towards the theory that I would like to research 

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I have a limited knowledge about theory and most of it is geared towards the theory that I would like to research 

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I want to gain more clarity on how to accurately define and defend my theoretical framework and not just explain theory

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I want to gain more clarity on how to accurately define and defend my theoretical framework and not just explain theory

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The differences between theoretical framework and conceptual framework.

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The requirements of an appropriate theoretical framework.

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How we explain or understand or challenge the exsisting thought or research is by creating a theory that is supported by the theoretical framwork in the research that we conduct. 

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How we explain or understand or challenge the exsisting thought or research is by creating a theory that is supported by the theoretical framwork in the research that we conduct. 

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It is the support for the theory. It is concepts and definitions/ exsisting theories or accepted ideas that are relevant to the topic of your research. 

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It is the support for the theory. It is concepts and definitions/ exsisting theories or accepted ideas that are relevant to the topic of your research. 

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To support their reseach angle and to also allow the researcher to show how their slice of research fits the body of work that is presented through those theoretical framework.

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To support their reseach angle and to also allow the researcher to show how their slice of research fits the body of work that is presented through those theoretical framework.

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I think my knowledge is limited. I am somewhere beyond the novice beginner but I am not yet at the proficient level. I am definitely not an expert yet. 

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I think my knowledge is limited. I am somewhere beyond the novice beginner but I am not yet at the proficient level. I am definitely not an expert yet. 

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Clarity on understanding how to apply all of this to my research and clearly create my theory and framework for my dissertation. 

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Clarity on understanding how to apply all of this to my research and clearly create my theory and framework for my dissertation. 

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Bertrand Russell

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The theoretical framework is the “blueprint”, include both outside and inside view (floor plan); has already been tested and validated by others and is considered a generally acceptable theory in the scholarly literature which is the place distinguished with conceptual framework.

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The building blocks that represents how a specific phenomenon will be demonstrated.  

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The building blocks that represents how a specific phenomenon will be demonstrated.  

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It is the abstract explanation of a phenomenon and how it can be used for further the contributions within that specific phenomenon.

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It is the abstract explanation of a phenomenon and how it can be used for further the contributions within that specific phenomenon.

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The theoretical framework is the map or the guideline that helps people to pave the path of the research process. 

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The theoretical framework is the map or the guideline that helps people to pave the path of the research process. 

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I feel like I am still a beginner with theories and theoretical frameworks in general. But, I am familiar with some critical and communication-related theories. 

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I feel like I am still a beginner with theories and theoretical frameworks in general. But, I am familiar with some critical and communication-related theories. 

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Gaining a full understanding about a theory and a theoretical framework.

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Gaining a full understanding about a theory and a theoretical framework.

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A theory is a school of thought or a philosophy in which one uses to explain various phenomena

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Theoretical framework is the school of thought or philosophy a researcher uses to ground their perspective, methods, and analysis within a study

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Social Scientists use theoretical frameworks as the foundation of their research. One's theoretical framework truly guides one's perspective toward research and research studies.

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I am broadly familiar with the various theories and theoretical frameworks within Qualitative inquiry, and I am more so familiar with theory regarding Counseling practice. I know theoretical frameworks guide your methodological decisions and vice versa.

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I am hoping to understand theory rather than broad knowledge. I can name the different theories, but I am often confused as to how to actually use them effectively in a research study.

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The last article that presented a metaphor of the theoretical framework to a blueprint for a house created a clear picture of what the theoretical framework must be in order to create a dissertation study   that is strong, organized, and makes sense to the reader.  The choice of theory must be clear. The list of theories helped me differentiate between theoretical and conceptual frameworks. It also cleared up the difference between theoretical and conceptual. The theoretical framework in the choice of theory provides the lens to support the thinking and analysis of your data. Conceptual Framework is your core concepts on your dissertation topic and the theoretical framework is the exsisting theory that applies. 

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The last article that presented a metaphor of the theoretical framework to a blueprint for a house created a clear picture of what the theoretical framework must be in order to create a dissertation study   that is strong, organized, and makes sense to the reader.  The choice of theory must be clear. The list of theories helped me differentiate between theoretical and conceptual frameworks. It also cleared up the difference between theoretical and conceptual. The theoretical framework in the choice of theory provides the lens to support the thinking and analysis of your data. Conceptual Framework is your core concepts on your dissertation topic and the theoretical framework is the exsisting theory that applies. 

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theory is a way of thinking and/or explaining a complex phenomena. 

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theory is a way of thinking and/or explaining a complex phenomena. 

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Theoretical frameworks are a guide--set within a specific paradigm like feminism or affect theories--that is relevant to a research study. It provides the foundation for the study.

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Theoretical frameworks are a guide--set within a specific paradigm like feminism or affect theories--that is relevant to a research study. It provides the foundation for the study.

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Researchers use theoretical frameworks to help explain and investigate a particular phenomena/phenomenon as it is happening or happened. It is used as a guide to extrapolate lived experiences as it pertains to the phenomena by helping the research navigate the collected data.  

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Researchers use theoretical frameworks to help explain and investigate a particular phenomena/phenomenon as it is happening or happened. It is used as a guide to extrapolate lived experiences as it pertains to the phenomena by helping the research navigate the collected data.  

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I am familiar with different modes of thinking as I have explored various theoretical backgrounds and frameworks in my academic pursuits. 

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I am familiar with different modes of thinking as I have explored various theoretical backgrounds and frameworks in my academic pursuits. 

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I am still confused about what are epistemology and ontology and their relationship to theory. I have come across it in few research studies.

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I am still confused about what are epistemology and ontology and their relationship to theory. I have come across it in few research studies.

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I have a clearer understanding about how to apply theory and theoretical frameworks to a study. I have gained new insight from Collins and Stockton's article on how theory is central to qualitative research. I had an issue last academic year about how to properly apply theoretical framework to a case study. 

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I have a clearer understanding about how to apply theory and theoretical frameworks to a study. I have gained new insight from Collins and Stockton's article on how theory is central to qualitative research. I had an issue last academic year about how to properly apply theoretical framework to a case study. 

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A theory is a set of guidelines and rules that is based in observations and experiences that help people understand the world and how a phenomena might be understood.

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A theory is a set of guidelines and rules that is based in observations and experiences that help people understand the world and how a phenomena might be understood.

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A theoretical framework is a set of assumptions about a specific phenomenon and how it will behave within the confinements of a study. 

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A theoretical framework is a set of assumptions about a specific phenomenon and how it will behave within the confinements of a study. 

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I further understand the distinction between theoretical and conceptual framework. I also understand the significance of a theoretical framework and its influence on the entirety of one's dissertation.

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A theoretical framework is the pathway for research. It allows the researcher to make assumptions and build research questions and hypothesis about their topic area with understanding about how to perform that research.

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A theoretical framework is the pathway for research. It allows the researcher to make assumptions and build research questions and hypothesis about their topic area with understanding about how to perform that research.

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I am familiar with theory and theoretical frameworks but want to understand them better and be able to better articulate their strengths and differences.

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I am familiar with theory and theoretical frameworks but want to understand them better and be able to better articulate their strengths and differences.

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Not confused, but I'm waiting for the "aha" moment. I know I am viewing things from a narrower perspective, so I'm waiting to see how that gets changed and I'm excited to understand things better.

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Not confused, but I'm waiting for the "aha" moment. I know I am viewing things from a narrower perspective, so I'm waiting to see how that gets changed and I'm excited to understand things better.

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A framework for making sense of the world/research/scholarship

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A way of making sense of things. A set of assumptions that guide research/scholarship

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Gives direction/boundaries/guidelines/assumptions. Very helpful!

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An idea or set of interrelated ideas used to explain something or justify a course of action.

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An idea or set of interrelated ideas used to explain something or justify a course of action.

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A way of looking at something while being guided by the principles of one or more theories.

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theoretical frameworks can justify the research, guide the direction of the research, set parameters for the scope of the research.

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I understand that theories can evolve and some theories are related/connected to others. You can use more one theory to build your framework but that it's difficult to effectively incorporate more than one or two. Some theories can determine how research will be conducted, how data will be collected or analyzed.

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I think I'm not confused. But I'm not sure... I think that I don't think I'm confused because there are things that I feel like I just haven't learned yet. I don't feel like I haven't learned how to develop a research question and theoretical framework for a research design. All my assignments have been literature review type research about topics so I haven't had to create a research design.

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The value of theory, conceptual framework, and theoretical framework in qualitative research.  

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The value of theory, conceptual framework, and theoretical framework in qualitative research.  

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I found the idea that frameworks are things we create instead of things found "out there" as a very helpful and insightful comment. This simple understanding has completely changed how I view frameworks. 

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I found the idea that frameworks are things we create instead of things found "out there" as a very helpful and insightful comment. This simple understanding has completely changed how I view frameworks. 

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Ideas and assumptions that explains phenomena.

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Ideas and assumptions that explains phenomena.

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Set of interrelated ideas and assumptions that created a lens to understand phenomena.

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Set of interrelated ideas and assumptions that created a lens to understand phenomena.

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To frame what they look and how they look at it. 

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To frame what they look and how they look at it. 

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I am familiar with some learning theories and understand how they related to each other. But I am not feeling completely comfortable about how I can apply and relate them to my research.  

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I am familiar with some learning theories and understand how they related to each other. But I am not feeling completely comfortable about how I can apply and relate them to my research.  

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When I read a research or try to design a research, sometimes it is hard for me to understand the relationship between the theory and how it shapes the research.

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When I read a research or try to design a research, sometimes it is hard for me to understand the relationship between the theory and how it shapes the research.

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I understand the differences between theory, theoretical framework and conceptual framework more clearly. The metaphor for theoretical framework and ideas behind it was helpful to understand importance of it to shape the research from beginning to end. 

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I understand the differences between theory, theoretical framework and conceptual framework more clearly. The metaphor for theoretical framework and ideas behind it was helpful to understand importance of it to shape the research from beginning to end. 

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I understand that there are varying differences amongst scholars about conceptual vs. theoretical framework. I especially appreciated Collins' & Stockton's discussion on problems novice scholars have. 

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I understand that there are varying differences amongst scholars about conceptual vs. theoretical framework. I especially appreciated Collins' & Stockton's discussion on problems novice scholars have. 

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I have a greater understanding of negative impacts of research design without relevant theoretical and conceptual frames, and ways researchers can avoid them.

I knew that frameworks were constructed; not made. However, I have a greater understanding of my own agency in constructing these frames because I have been given permission to “create” the frame

It’s a thin line between theory and methods.

The theory, theoretical and conceptual frameworks,  methods, and research questions should work in an interconnected way to inform and strengthen the research and its findings.

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The steps in the Grant & Asanloo article can serve as a guide through each part of designing research. I feel more clear about theoretical versus conceptual frameworks. I am still having trouble with one of the first steps: "Consider several theories that intersect nicely with your epistemological values and broaden your way of thinking about the concepts in your study". How do I identity the available theories in the first place? I saw the list, pgs. 14-15, but those are general categories for theories. I feel like I need a list of specific theories for education, math education, and math. Do I build this list myself? How do I know that I'm not overlooking or unaware of some critical theory?

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A better understanding of theoretical frameworks and how the conceptual framework works within it.

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A better understanding of theoretical frameworks and how the conceptual framework works within it.