Reason & Rigor: How Conceptual Frameworks Guide Research

Synopsis

Introduction to conceptual frameworks -- Why conceptual frameworks? -- Origins of a conceptual framework: the birth of grit -- Excavating questions: conceptual frameworks, research questions, and research design -- The role of the conceptual framework in data collection and fieldwork -- Conceptual frameworks and the analysis of data -- Expanding the conversation, extending the argument: the role of conceptual frameworks in presenting, explaining, and contextualizing findings -- Reflections on the making and re-making of a conceptual framework -- The conceptual framework as guide and ballast. Sharon M. Ravitch, Matthew Riggan. Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-225) and index.