(IMAESCII521) Forum Personal Post: Module 4 - Mapping the conceptual framework of a research

(I told myself that when I facilitate my own classes one day, I will follow the footsteps of this Professor who shared this mindmap to me in one of our executive classes. The theoretical frameworks were clearly illustrated and mapped.)

The goal of this exercise was to allow us to identify the conceptual and theoretical frameworks of any research. Certainly, no one can do any investigative study without being backed by such frameworks. They are are the backbone of any research activity, more than the extensive literature you have and the data. At the end of the research, your data and analysis will be guided by these frameworks. 

For Module 4, below is my contribution to this exercise:

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Activity 2: Mapping the conceptual framework of a research

by Andreas Kollias - Tuesday, 9 February 2021, 9:26 PM

Number of replies: 20

Activity 2: The theoretical or conceptual framework refer, in general, to the assumptions we adopt (what we take as granted) to examine a given research problem. This framework forms the basis on which the literature review will be conducted, and guides the conceptualization and often the operationalization of concepts under study. Usually, a framework is a synthesis of concepts and perspectives drawn from different theories and sources (pilot studies, personal experience, prior research findings etc). Choose 1 paper from this list and write a post providing information on how the researcher(s) structured their framework. Alternatively you can create a map organizing the different components of the framework. Note: the conceptual framework is presented and discussed in the introductory sections of research papers, prior to the statement of the research problem.

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Re: Activity 2: Mapping the conceptual framework of a research

by Mc Ronald Ι Banderlipe - Monday, 22 February 2021, 10:43 PM

Dear Andreas and classmates,

For Week 4 Assignment, I referred to an ethnographical study by Hull & Zacher, 2007 of a 'second chance' training scheme at a specific locality. The framework of the study, 'IDENTITY ENACTMENT' was an agglomeration of 4 interrelated concepts whose definitions and manifestations were briefly summarised in this table I am attaching below.  Generally, the study indicated that such identities were not necessarily reflective of the intended 'good outcomes' of the job training scheme; but has offered future recommendations on how to look identity formation at a more longitudinal (sociohistorical) scale, from the time before they joined the programme, during and after the programme. 

Reference: 

Hull, G. A., & Zacher, J. (2007). Enacting Identities: An Ethnography of a Job Training Program. Identity, 7(1), 71–102. https://doi.org/10.1080/15283480701319708

(NOTE: The link to the matrix I provided can be downloaded HERE.)