Reason & Rigor: How Conceptual Frameworks Guide Research

Designed for novice as well as more experienced researchers, <strong>Reason & Rigor</strong> presents conceptual frameworks as a mechanism for aligning literature review, research design, and methodology. The book explores the conceptual framework--defined as both a process and a product--that helps to direct and ground researchers as they work through common research challenges. Focusing on published studies on a range of topics and employing both quantitative and qualitative methods, the updated <strong>Second Edition</strong> features two new chapters and clearly communicates the processes of developing and defining conceptual frameworks.