To prepare:
Further refine your paper to include a sample theoretical or conceptual framework and a sample research question. Include the following:
- Identify one theorist and theory.
- Explain the primary postulates of the theory and how they relate to your problem and purpose.
- Review two to three major research studies related to the framework and your study.
- Clearly explain how the theory or conceptual framework aligns with your problem, purpose, and research questions. What ties them together?
- Provide a research question.