TY - BOOK AU - Ravitch,Sharon M. AU - Riggan,Matthew TI - Reason & rigor: how conceptual frameworks guide research SN - 9781483340401 (pbk. : alk. paper) : AV - H62 .R344 2017 U1 - 001.42 PY - 2017/// CY - Los Angeles PB - SAGE KW - Social sciences KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - Qualitative research N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-225) and indexes; 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 ER -