how conceptual frameworks guide research Ravitch, Sharon M. creator author. Riggan, Matthew author. text bibliography cau 2017 Second edition monographic eng

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xxiv, 234 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm 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 indexes. Social sciences Research Methodology Research Methodology Qualitative research H62 .R344 2017 001.42 9781483340401 (pbk. : alk. paper) : 1483340406 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2015040051 DLC 181106 20181106161419.0 eng