But What the Heck Is a Theoretical and Conceptual Framework?

Session Type: Paper Session

Abstract

This symposium addresses a question many novices and emerging scholars have grappled with as they research, develop, and disseminate their work. Each paper provides insights from various perspectives on the framework development process used to capture their visions of gaps in their disciplinary fields. The authors build on different processes based on the extant literature, seminal works of scholars, discipline-focused books, and established frameworks to develop their conceptual frameworks. While each paper is rooted in the constructivism theory and interpreted through that lens, they also draw from various perspectives to analyze their work. The results are conceptual frameworks that implicate teacher preparation programs, research scholars, and their significance to the AERA theme discussed.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Constructivist Theory, Research, and Practice

Chair

• Camille S. Talbert, Baylor University

Papers

• Reinvigorating Reading and Readers: An Independent Reading Framework for Secondary English Classrooms - Maggie Bryant, Baylor University

• Students as Researchers: Developing a Constructivist Framework for Science Learning - Dana Morris, University of Texas - Tyler

• Constructing Self-Efficacy in Social Studies: A Framework for Preservice Programs - Laura Ashley McNeice, Baylor University

• The Mutual Engagement Framework: Combining Theories of Teaching, Learning, and Thinking - Jessica McKamie, Baylor University

• Teachers' Culturally Responsive Pedagogical Knowledge: A Constructivist Framework for Teaching Diversified Learners - Justina Ogodo, Baylor University