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To prepare for this Discussion:
• Review your assigned article—either Article A or Article B, as described above. Also, review the article to which you were not assigned. You will be required to respond to one colleague who read the other article, so you should have a working knowledge of that article in order to respond effectively.
• Review Chapter 6 in the course text, A Primer in Theory Construction and Chapter 3 in the course text, Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches.
• Review the annotated journal article “Examining Contextual Factors in the Career Decision Status of African American Adolescents,” which is annotated to reveal how the theory is used.
• Consider characteristics of quantitative and qualitative studies as presented in Creswell.
• Determine if your assigned article is quantitative or qualitative. Remember the distinction for future work with the two articles. Analyze the characteristics of the article that make it quantitative or qualitative.
• Look to the Use of Theory Checklist that you downloaded as a guide for critiquing the theoretical framework of your assigned article.
• Identify and analyze the assumptions found in your assigned article.
With these thoughts in mind:
Post by Day 3 a 3-paragraph critique in which you:
• Identify your assigned article as quantitative or qualitative and support your assertion with an analysis of three defining characteristics.
• Describe, and critique the theoretical framework using the “Use of Theory Checklist” as a guide.
• Analyze at least one assumption in your assigned article.
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the reading(s) and/or media segment(s) and use APA format.
Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings.
Respond by Day 5 to at least two of your colleagues’ postings. One of your responses must be to a colleague using the same article as you, and one response must be to a colleague using the other article. Respond in one or more of the following ways:
• Ask a probing question.
• Share an insight from having read your colleague’s posting.
• Offer and support an opinion.
• Validate an idea with your own experience.
• Make a suggestion.
• Expand on your colleague’s posting.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of the comments your colleagues made.
Week 4: Testing and Using Theory
Introduction
Popular usage of the word “theory” may sometimes imply a singular, often grand idea. As you learned last week, theory is nuanced, and can also be seen as a combination of variables, ideas, or constructs working to test or advance your research question. In addition, theory works differently for qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods studies.
It should not be surprising, then, that testing and using theories isn’t as clear-cut as generating a series of true or false responses to statements or questions. The testing of theory, as you’ll learn this week, can be as valid—and complex—as proving something false that can’t be proven true.
This week, you will continue your study of theory by working toward a holistic evaluation of the use of theory in a quantitative or qualitative research article. You will also advance your study of theory by continuing your Theory and Theorists Application.
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