Assignment: Analysis of Conceptual Framework
Use the article by Green from this unit's studies to help you address the following questions and issues:
• Provide an analysis of the framework from the PhD project presented in the article.
• Identify anything about conceptual frameworks you found confusing in the article.
• Answer the following:
- What is a theory and how is it useful to researchers?
- Why do most researchers find it useful to develop a conceptual model?
• Readings
Use the Capella library to complete the following:
• Read Rocco and Plakhotnik's 2009 article, "Literature Reviews, Conceptual Frameworks, and Theoretical Frameworks: Terms, Functions, and Distinctions," from Human Resource Development Review, volume 8, issue 1, pages 120-130.
• Read Green's 2014 article, "Use of Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks in Qualitative Research," from Nurse Researcher, volume 21, issue 6, pages 34-38.