Theoretical Framework Directions
Research Question:
What is the relationship between servant leadership in a trauma informed inner-city elementary school and student academic performance?
Methods for Conducting Study
Quantitative (Questionnaire)
Overview: Rather than writing a full-length literature review for your topic, you will practice developing your theoretical framework for your mock research topic in this assignment and then develop your literature review funnel.
• The purpose of the theoretical framework is to tie the research paper together. As the researcher, you should approach the proposed research from a theory or set of theories that provide the backdrop for the work (researchers do not create theory; they use established theory in which to embed their work).
• This section should describe how this study will relate to existing theories and discuss how the methodology being used in the study links to those theories
• The theoretical framework justifies the methods you plan to use for conducting the study and presents how this research will contribute to the body of knowledge and/or practice. Further, it describes the context within which to locate the intended project and suggests why doing such a study is worthwhile.
Directions:
1. Develop a 1 page theoretical framework for your mock research topic. Consider (but do NOT directly answer) the following questions when you write your theoretical framework:
a. Is the theoretical foundation strong?
b. Are the theoretical sources apparent?
c. Are they appropriate for the topic?
d. Do they need further explanation?