Topic 4. Theoretical Framework

The theoretical framework implies the correct literature selection and review, and the extraction of the right information from these sources.

True or False.

• I don't know

• False

• True

• I'm not sure

Documents that summarize names or titles of magazines and other periodical publications, newsletters, conferences, companies, and so on.

• Secondary sources

• Tertiary sources

• All sources

• Primary sources

Before starting the construction of the theoretical framework, a shallow and fast search for the relevant bibliographical sources for the research topic must be done.

Write True or False

When reading academic texts, more than only decodifying the written text or copying, it is not important to comprehend it.

True or False

• True

• False

• Maybe can be

• I don't know

Reading level that comprehend the keywords and ideas in the text separately and the local relationship between ideas.

• Elaborative reading

• Global reading

• Local reading

• Critical reading

Reading level that make inferences that go beyond the explicit ideas in the text.

• Elaborative reading

• Global reading

• Local reading

• Critical reading

The researcher must be able to do, first, a Critical reading in order to screen for ideas; and then, at the last stage, a Local reading to extract ideas and contrast them.

True or False

• True

• First Global reading

• False

• At the last stage is Elaborative reading

The theoretical framework must be understood as a mean for explaining and situating the research problem in a given context, to set a “state of the art” of the research problem fundamental concepts.

The previous statement, is it True or False?

• True

• The theoretical framework is a myth

• It's probably true

• False

The strategies employed for the construction of your theoretical framework will depend in either case:

• Adopt an existing theory or Setting forth a new theorical perspective.

• Just adopting an existing theory.

• Just setting forth a new theorical perspective.

• False

To identify and extract information for your research correctly: You must be able to identify diverse opinions regarding a topic, to weight them, and to build up new perspectives from them.

True or False

• False

• I don't know

• Maybe can be

• True