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Use when building or using conceptual and theoretical frameworks in qualitative research.
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Based on SOC occupation classification
Use when writing academic prose for qualitative research — findings, methods, discussion sections with appropriate voice and conventions.
Use when conducting participatory action research (PAR) involving collaborative inquiry, cycles of action and reflection.
Use when formatting academic work in APA 7th edition style — citations, references, headings, tables, and manuscript structure.
Use when designing or conducting case study research following Yin's multiple case study methodology or Stake's approach.
Use when developing and densifying categories with properties, dimensions, conditions, and consequences.
Use when formatting academic work in Chicago/Turabian style — notes-bibliography or author-date systems.
| name | conceptual-frameworks |
| description | Use when building or using conceptual and theoretical frameworks in qualitative research. |
A conceptual framework organizes key concepts and their proposed relationships for inquiry. A theoretical framework anchors the study more explicitly in named theories. Frameworks can clarify focus—or force data if deployed insensitively.
The boundary is fuzzy in practice; be explicit about what you are doing.
In case studies, ethnographies, or thematic analyses, frameworks can:
In Glaserian classic GT, avoid importing a substantive-area framework before emergence. Literature prior to analysis can force categories. Instead, develop theoretical sensitivity through broad reading outside the substantive area and through memoing.
If a framework appears later, treat extant theory as more data to compare against your emergent theory.
Framework-first approaches can be appropriate when:
Use boxes for constructs, arrows for proposed influences, footnotes for contested links. Keep legends and definitions adjacent; avoid spaghetti diagrams.
Sensitizing concepts give direction without determining findings: they suggest what kinds of things matter (e.g., “career,” “negotiation”) while leaving content open.
If you start with sensitizing concepts, log every moment a concept did not fit—those moments often birth new categories.
