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Theories play a vitally important role in guiding research and organizing and making senseof research findings. In spite of the great importance of theory-building and theory testingwithin your field of specialization, there is no generally accepted conception of what a theoryis. Because your dissertation must contribute to theory, you must have a clearunderstanding of the variety of conceptions of theory, types of theories, and ways ofcontributing to theory and be able to justify how, exactly, your study contributes to theory.Part 1Using Gelso (2006), Harlow (2009), Stam, H. (2007, 2010), Wacker (1999), and fiveadditional peer-reviewed articles from your specialization, discuss scholarly views on thenature and types of theory. Compare and contrast at least three views of what constitutes atheory, including the view you will use in Part 3 of this question. Be sure to distinguishtheory from related concepts, such as hypothesis, paradigm, model, and concept.Part 2Using Ellis & Levy (2008), Harlow, E. (2009), and five additional peer-reviewed articles,review the scholarly literature on the relationship between theory and research and theways research (quantitative and qualitative) can contribute to theory. Discuss at least threeways research can contribute to theory.Part 3Pick a theory (in one of the views of what constitutes a theory that you identified in Part 1)of current interest directly related to the topic area of your dissertation. A theory iscurrently of interest if there are articles published on it in the past five years. Using at least10 published, peer-reviewed research articles:1. Explain how the theory adds or may add to our understanding of your field and/orresearch topic.2. Discuss and analyze the literature on two areas of controversy or unanswered questionsrelated to the theory.The structure of your paper should be as follows:Title pageBody (10-15 pages, no more or less; APA Style; use appropriate headings for organizationof the paper)References (APA Style)

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