Crafting a Conceptual Framework: An Epistemological Process to Guide Research and Practice

Session Type: Workshop

Abstract

The role of frameworks in education can be obscure to graduate students and new scholars. The workshop extends an earlier presentation on active engagement with theoretical and conceptual frameworks in research. These papers used exemplary processes and unique perspectives on “the process” of curating information to develop conceptual frameworks to guide their work. This practical academic exercise of developing implementable conceptual frameworks is crucial in guiding graduate students, new scholars, K12 practitioners, and researchers to identify the lens through which their work is defined. These papers demonstrate how the researchers grounded and implemented the process to craft new conceptual frameworks.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Constructivist Theory, Research, and Practice

Chair

• Justina Ogodo, Baylor University

Papers

• Framework as a Process: Crafting Frameworks for Research and Practice - Justina Ogodo, Baylor University

• Framework as a Process: Conceptualizing a Revitalizing Independent Reading Pedagogy for Secondary Teachers & Students. - Maggie Bryant, Baylor University

• Framework as a Process: Reconceptualizing Civics Education for Caribbean Nations - Laura Ashley McNeice, Baylor University

• Framework as a Process: A User-Centric Conceptual Framework for Game-Based Learning - Joshua Jonas, Baylor University

• Framework As a Process: A Pedagogical Model For New Teachers To Enhance Student Mutual Engagement - Jessica McKamie, Baylor University