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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS

The conceptual framework defines a particular point of view within a discipline from which the researcher focuses his or her study. This "theoretical perspective" identifies underlying assumptions from which particular kinds of questions are generated.

Eisenhart, M.A. (1991). Conceptual frameworks for research circa 1991: Ideas from a cultural anthropologist; Implications for Mathematics Education Researchers, in Underhill, R.G. (Ed.). Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual Meeting, North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Christiansburg, VA: Christiansburg Printing Company, Inc.

Identifying A Theoretical Perspective
This particular discussion pertains to Case Study research but may provide a useful introduction for the novice researcher.

Theorists and Philosophers
From John Stuart Mill (1806) to present day theorists and philosophers.

Current trends in Qualitative Medical Sociology: Some recent studies from the Netherlands
Sociologist, Talcott Parsons (The Social System, 1951), developed a theoretical perspective called 'structural-functionalism'. This paper briefly discusses and critiques Parson's theory regarding the role of the sick the role of the physician.