Week 2 - Assignment: Appraise the Merits of Using the Qualitative Method

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Norma Mertz Defines Theoretical Framework

Pub. Date: 2016

Product: SAGE Research Methods Video

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781473964525

Methods: Theory, Philosophy of research

Keywords: perspective of the decision maker, Standpoint

Disciplines: Anthropology, Business and Management, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Communication

and Media Studies, Counseling and Psychotherapy, Economics, Education, Geography, Health, History,

Marketing, Nursing, Political Science and International Relations, Psychology, Social Policy and Public Policy,

Social Work, Sociology, Science, Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Medicine

Access Date: January 5, 2023

Publishing Company: SAGE Publications Ltd.

City: London

Online ISBN: 9781473964525

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[MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] A theoretical framework is a lens through which you are look-

ing and approaching the research. So it frames what you see and what you may not see.

It guides the various parts of the study, so it can have a very encompassing affect on that study.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

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