{"id":5550,"date":"2021-09-28T10:31:27","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T10:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/researchwithfawad.com\/?page_id=5550"},"modified":"2021-09-28T16:18:16","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T16:18:16","slug":"theoretical-vs-conceptual-framework-different-similar-or-complimentary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/researchwithfawad.com\/index.php\/lp-courses\/listliterature\/theoretical-vs-conceptual-framework-different-similar-or-complimentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Theoretical vs Conceptual Framework &#8211; Different, Similar, or Complimentary"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5550\" class=\"elementor elementor-5550\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ny1h9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ny1h9e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80293b9\" data-id=\"80293b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de8583b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de8583b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Differences between Theoretical and Conceptual Framework <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-xtf6qro elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"xtf6qro\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85b149e\" data-id=\"85b149e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1cecd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1cecd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39c4fce\" data-id=\"39c4fce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dba6bdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dba6bdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Differences between Conceptual and Theoretical Framework.<\/h3><p>Whether or not \u2018theoretical\u2019 and \u2018conceptual\u2019 frameworks are conceptual synonyms, or they are different. Generally, a lot of literature uses these two terms interchangeably \u2013 suggesting that they are conceptually equivalent. This session focuses on this debate and assesses how they may be different, similar, or complementary.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-679bb2f elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"679bb2f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1271063\" data-id=\"1271063\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23e901c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23e901c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Theoretical and Conceptual Framework\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9a7144\" data-id=\"e9a7144\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1cf73d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1cf73d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is not controversial to state that three people coming from different walks of life, watching the same event, are likely to come up with different interpretations of that event.<\/p><p>Certainly, de-pending on \u201cthe spectacles\u201d each one of them is \u201cwearing\u201d in viewing the event, they would each have a different \u201cview\u201d of the event.<\/p><p>Each person\u2019s view-point, or point of reference, is his\/her conceptual or theoretical framework.<\/p><p>In essence, the conceptual or theoretical framework is the soul of every research project. It determines how a given researcher formulates his\/her research problem \u2013 and how s\/he goes about investigating the problem, and what meaning s\/he attaches to the data accruing from such an investigation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-222c94a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"222c94a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-959fb20\" data-id=\"959fb20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4278055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4278055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Theoretical Framework\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b426525\" data-id=\"b426525\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e0f442 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e0f442\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Theoretical Framework: A theoretical framework refers to the theory that a researcher chooses to guide him\/her in his\/her research.<\/li><li>Thus, a theoretical framework is the application of a theory, or a set of concepts drawn from one and the same theory, to offer an explanation of an event, or shed some light on a particular phenomenon or research problem.<\/li><li>This could refer to, for instance, the Job Demand and Resources Model, that could be applied to a given research problem, deductively.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8cd261c elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8cd261c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a510e4\" data-id=\"6a510e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31ac505 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31ac505\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conceptual Framework\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aed7101\" data-id=\"aed7101\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e84b97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e84b97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>On the other hand, a researcher may opine that his\/her research problem cannot meaningfully be researched in reference to only one theory, or concepts resident within one theory.<\/li><li>In such cases, the researcher may have to \u201csynthesize\u201d the existing views in the literature concerning a given situation \u2013 both theoretical and from empirical findings.<\/li><li>The synthesis may be called a model or conceptual framework, which essentially represents an \u2018integrated\u2019 way of looking at the problem (Liehr and Smith 1999).<\/li><li>Such a model could then be used in place of a theoretical framework. Thus, a conceptual framework may be defined as an end result of bringing together a number of related concepts to explain or predict a given event, or give a broader understanding of the phenomenon of interest \u2013 or simply, of a research problem.<\/li><li>The process of arriving at a conceptual framework is akin to an inductive process whereby small individual pieces (in this case, concepts) are joined together to tell a bigger map of possible relationships.<\/li><li>Thus, a conceptual framework is derived from concepts, in-so-far as a theoretical framework is derived from a theory.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd5cbd1 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd5cbd1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0a3037\" data-id=\"d0a3037\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c8b2c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c8b2c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Another Viewpoint\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4da83c\" data-id=\"d4da83c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e29cb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e29cb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>Theoretical framework<\/b> in a study <b>is<\/b> based on an existing <b>theory<\/b> or <b>theories<\/b> (e.g., a <b>theory<\/b> of motivation\/). The <b>conceptual framework<\/b>, on the other hand, <b>is<\/b> something you <b>can<\/b> develop yourself based on this <b>theory<\/b>.<\/li><li>A Theoretical Framework can have multiple theories.<\/li><li>A conceptual framework emerges from concepts drawn from adopted theories and empirical studies.<\/li><li>For instance Knowledge Based View, Stakeholder Theory, LMX Theory, or Resource Based Theory.<\/li><li>Both Concepts are Complimentary to each other.<\/li><li>Theoretical Framework is more general\/Broad while the conceptual framework is more specific.<\/li><li>The conceptual framework presents the overall structure of the study, and the theoretical frame-work within it explains the relationships that are explored within the study (Ravitch and Riggan, 2017).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-176c3ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"176c3ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b74b0d0\" data-id=\"b74b0d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f44d70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f44d70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Video Tutorial: Understand Theoretical and Conceptual Framework<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a49a61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a49a61\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06bb478\" data-id=\"06bb478\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adc3592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"adc3592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/QGcX_-VH8x4&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fd22777 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1fd22777\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6da5e1be\" data-id=\"6da5e1be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31da73b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31da73b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional Literature Review Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ae24a0e\" data-id=\"1ae24a0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a11189 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-ccchildpages_widget\" data-id=\"63a11189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-ccchildpages_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li class=\"page_item page-item-2350 menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/researchwithfawad.com\/index.php\/lp-courses\/listliterature\/a-practical-example-of-writing-and-formatting-the-literature-review\/\" class=\"menu-link\">A Practical Example of Writing and Formatting the Literature Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-2257 menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/researchwithfawad.com\/index.php\/lp-courses\/listliterature\/literaturetoquestions\/\" class=\"menu-link\">From Literature to Research Problem, Objectives and Questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-8452 menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/researchwithfawad.com\/index.php\/lp-courses\/listliterature\/how-to-avoid-plagiarism\/\" class=\"menu-link\">How to Avoid Plagiarism?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-9761 menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/researchwithfawad.com\/index.php\/lp-courses\/listliterature\/how-to-develop-relationship-between-variables-using-a-theory\/\" class=\"menu-link\">How to Develop relationship between variables using a theory?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-2223 menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/researchwithfawad.com\/index.php\/lp-courses\/listliterature\/readingandstoring\/\" class=\"menu-link\">How to Read a Research Paper and Store Critical Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-2486 menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/researchwithfawad.com\/index.php\/lp-courses\/listliterature\/how-to-use-google-scholar-for-literature-review\/\" class=\"menu-link\">How to Use Google Scholar for Literature Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-2510 menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/researchwithfawad.com\/index.php\/lp-courses\/listliterature\/how-to-use-qda-miner-lite-for-searching-literature\/\" class=\"menu-link\">How to Use QDA Miner Lite for Searching Literature<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-2545 menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/researchwithfawad.com\/index.php\/lp-courses\/listliterature\/how-to-use-scholarcy-and-google-tall-to-books-to-extract-literature\/\" class=\"menu-link\">How to Use Scholarcy and Google Tall to Books to Extract Literature<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-2309 menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/researchwithfawad.com\/index.php\/lp-courses\/listliterature\/how-to-write-the-literature-review\/\" class=\"menu-link\">How to Write the Literature Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-2468 menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/researchwithfawad.com\/index.php\/lp-courses\/listliterature\/using-mendeley-for-literature-search\/\" class=\"menu-link\">Using Mendeley for Literature 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Whether or not \u2018theoretical\u2019 and \u2018conceptual\u2019 frameworks are conceptual synonyms, or they are different. Generally, a lot of literature uses these two terms interchangeably \u2013 suggesting that they are conceptually equivalent. 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