Theories play a vitally important role in guiding research and organizing and making senseof research findings.<\/p>\n
Theories play a vitally important role in guiding research and organizing and making sense
\nof research findings. In spite of the great importance of theory-building and theory testing
\nwithin your field of specialization, there is no generally accepted conception of what a theory
\nis. Because your dissertation must contribute to theory, you must have a clear
\nunderstanding of the variety of conceptions of theory, types of theories, and ways of
\ncontributing to theory and be able to justify how, exactly, your study contributes to theory.
\nPart 1
\nUsing Gelso (2006), Harlow (2009), Stam, H. (2007, 2010), Wacker (1999), and five
\nadditional peer-reviewed articles from your specialization, discuss scholarly views on the
\nnature and types of theory. Compare and contrast at least three views of what constitutes a
\ntheory, including the view you will use in Part 3 of this question. Be sure to distinguish
\ntheory from related concepts, such as hypothesis, paradigm, model, and concept.
\nPart 2
\nUsing Ellis & Levy (2008), Harlow, E. (2009), and five additional peer-reviewed articles,
\nreview the scholarly literature on the relationship between theory and research and the
\nways research (quantitative and qualitative) can contribute to theory. Discuss at least three
\nways research can contribute to theory.
\nPart 3
\nPick a theory (in one of the views of what constitutes a theory that you identified in Part 1)
\nof current interest directly related to the topic area of your dissertation. A theory is
\ncurrently of interest if there are articles published on it in the past five years. Using at least
\n10 published, peer-reviewed research articles:
\n1. Explain how the theory adds or may add to our understanding of your field and\/or
\nresearch topic.
\n2. Discuss and analyze the literature on two areas of controversy or unanswered questions
\nrelated to the theory.
\nThe structure of your paper should be as follows:
\nTitle page
\nBody (10-15 pages, no more or less; APA Style; use appropriate headings for organization
\nof the paper)
\nReferences (APA Style)
\nLearning Outcomes:
\n1. Compose a theoretically sound and conceptually rich essay that demonstrates knowledge
\nof fundamental subject areas of a student\u2019s academic discipline and specialization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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