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Application: Theoretical Frameworks QUESTION: Examine the literature in your readings and search peer-reviewed journal articles, to analyze how the theoretical frameworks you are considering using have been used in other research. In 1 to 2 pages, justify your selection of the two theoretical frameworks you identified in this weeks Discussion. In what way are the theoretical frameworks applicable to your proposed research? Provide examples from the literature. Explain the appropriateness to public policy and administration. Support your Application Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are asked to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the Learning Resources for this course. ___________________________________________________________________ Earlier weeks have focused on the importance of identifying and evaluating relevant scholarly literature, and then creating a synthesis that forms the literature review. In designing studies on social problems and in policy arenas, researchers build on these findings from earlier studies, often with new topics in the same or a related field, or with new populations, research design, or research methods. This is described in your research text in the context of identifying elements to study, together with their relevance and relationships, as investigators integrate their ideas, the observations of others, the research literature, and their own research (OSullivan, Rassel, & Berner, 2008, p. 7). Just as scholarly researchers base their study designs on related research literature, so, too, must they investigate and apply various theories. Theories, in both researchers own and related disciplines, are built on and developed from earlier theories. In order to understand and be able to apply theories to research in public policy and administration, one must appreciate the historical contexts through which it has developed and the cultural milieus during which important contributions were made to its body of ideas and knowledge (Shafritz, Ott, & Jang, 2016, p. 2). _________________________________________________________________________________ Required Resources Note: To access this week's required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus. Readings Public Policy and Administration Anfara, V. A., Jr. (2008). Theoretical frameworks. In L. M. Given (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods (Vol. 2, pp. 870874). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963909.n453 Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. Sabatier, P. A., & Weible, C. M. (Eds.). (2014). Theories of the policy process (3rd ed.). Boulder, CO: Westview Press. ISBN: 978-0-8133-4926-8 o Chapter 1, Introducing the Scope and Focus of the Policy Process Research and Theory (pp. 3-21) o Chapter 10, A Comparison of Theories of the Policy Process (pp. 363-390) o Chapter 11, Advancing Policy Process Research (pp. 392-408) Shafritz, J. M., Ott, J. S., & Jang, Y. S. (Eds.). (2016). Classics of organization theory. (8th ed). Belmont, CA: Wadworth, Cengage Learning. ISBN: 978-1-285-87027-4 o Foreword and Preface (pp. ix-xvi) o Introduction (pp. 1-31) o Selected theoretical frameworks (see Assignment) Walden University, School of Public Policy and Administration. (2014b). Theoretical frameworks in SPPA. Minneapolis, MN: Walden University. IHMC CmapTools. (2014). Theoretical framework [map]. Retrieved fromhttp://cmapspublic2.ihmc.us/rid%3D1HBTS0PKS-24PLF4-LPR/Theoretical%2520framework.cmap%3Frid%3D1HBTS0PKS-24PLF4-LPR%26partName%3Dhtmljpeg Dissertation Rudestam, K. E., & Newton, R. R. (2015). Surviving your dissertation: A comprehensive guide to content and process (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN: 978-1-4522-6097-6 o Chapter 10, Writing (pp. 259-279) Walden University, Center for Research Quality. (2012). Ph.D. dissertation process and documents.Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/researchcenter/osra/phd o Dissertation Prospectus Guide Writing USC Libraries. (n.d.). Organizing your social sciences research paper: Theoretical framework. Retrieved from http://libguides.usc.edu/content.php?pid=83009&sid=618409