To prepare for this Discussion:

· Review the Grant and Osanloo article related to conceptual and theoretical frameworks found in the Learning Resources and consider how a conceptual framework differs from a theoretical framework.

· Use the Course Guide and Assignment Help to help you search for a research article on your topic of interest that uses a theoretical or conceptual framework. (
Note: This can be the same article as the one you will use for your Annotated Bibliography in this week’s Assignment.)

· BY DAY 4

· Post an explanation of how Grant and Osanloo (2014) describe the differences between conceptual and a theoretical framework. Support your explanation with examples from the article as well as from your texts.

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Be sure to support your main post and response post with reference to the week’s Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA style.

RESOURCES

Required Readings

· Ravitch, S. M., & Carl, N. M. (2021). 
Qualitative research: Bridging the conceptual, theoretical, and methodological (2nd ed.) Sage Publications.

· Chapter 2, “Using Conceptual Frameworks in Research” (pp. 32–61)

· Chapter 3, “Critical Qualitative Research Design” (pp. 62–103)

· “Qualitative Research Design” (focus on pp. 62-63)

· Rubin, H. J., & Rubin, I. S. (2012). 
Qualitative interviewing: The art of hearing data (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

· Chapter 1, “Listening, Hearing, and Sharing” (pp. 1–11)

· Chapter 2, “Research Philosophy and Qualitative Interviews” (pp. 13–24)

· Walden University Writing Center. (2015). 

Common course assignments: Annotated bibliographies.Links to an external site.
 Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/assignments/annotatedbibliographies

Use this website to help you as you create your Annotated Bibliography for your Major Assignment 1.

· Walden University. (n.d.). 

How do I write an annotated bibliography?Links to an external site.
 Retrieved from http://academicanswers.waldenu.edu/faq/72682

Use this website to help you as you create your Annotated Bibliography for your Major Assignment 1.

· Walden University Writing Center. (2012, October 30). 

Weathering the storm…of problem statementsLinks to an external site.
 [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://waldenwritingcenter.blogspot.com/2012/10/weathering-storm-of-problem-statements.html

Use this website to help you as you write your problem statement for your Major Assignment 1.

· Walden University Library. (n.d.). 

Course Guide and Assignment Help for RSCH 8310Links to an external site.
. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/rsch8310

THEORETICAL LENS

· Conroy, N.E.(2013). 

Rethinking adolescent peer sexual harassment: Contributions of feminist theoryLinks to an external site.
. 
Journal of School Violence, 12, 340-356.

· Cleaver, D., & Ballantyne, J. (2014). 

Teachers’ views of constructivist theory: A qualitative study illuminating relationships between epistemological understanding and music teaching practice.Links to an external site.
 
International Journal of Music Education, 32(2), 228-241.

· Stahl, B., Doherty, N., Shaw, M., & Janicke, H. (2014). 

Critical Theory as an Approach to the Ethics of Information Security.Links to an external site.
 
Science & Engineering Ethics, 20(3), 675-699.

THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS

· Grant, C., & Osanloo, A. (2014). 

Understanding, Selecting, and Integrating a Theoretical Framework in Dissertation Research: Creating the Blueprint for Your “House”Links to an external site.
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Administrative Issues Journal: Education, Practice, And Research, 4(2), 12-26.