Chapter 2- Theory in Rehab Research
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| Theory is generally developed through reflection upon _______. | experience (or from logical speculation).
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| What is 'restrictiveness' and what are the different levels? | Restrictiveness addresses how inclusive or wide-ranging are specific instances covered by a definition. Least Restrictive, Moderately Restrictive, Most Restrictive.
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| What is the 'Least Restrictive Definition'? | require only that a phenomenon be described in some way, and not predicted or explained; 'descriptive theory'
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| What is the 'Moderately Restrictive Definition'? | can be used to make predictions based on the relationships between variables; 'predictive theory'
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| What is the 'Most Restrictive Definition'? | looks at the why and how questions that support a problem; 'explanatory theory'
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| What is 'tentativeness of theory'? | theory is only a tentative explanation of a phenomena; theory is not absolute, it is a view that is acceptable at the time, to the scientists studying the problem
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| What is 'testability of theory'? | theories cannot be proved true because one can never test them under all the conditions under which they might be applied
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| What are the four levels of the 'scope of theory'? | metatheory, grand theory, general (or middle-range) theory, specific (or practice) theory
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| What is 'metatheory'? | literally means "theorizing about theory"; highly abstract, focusing on how knowledge is created and organized
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| What is 'grand theory'? | provide broad conceptualizations of phenomena
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| What is 'general (or middle-range) theory'? | provide general frameworks for action, but do no purport to address large ideas or entire disciplines with a single theoretical context
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| What is 'specific (or practice) theory'? | described as particular applications of grand or general theories
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| When developing an answerable research question, what is the process for moving from a general topic to a specific research question? | 1. topic identification and selection 2. problem identification and selection 3. theoretical framework identification and selection 4. question identification and selection 5. determining the research methods
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| With regards to 'problem identification and selection' (p 19), what is the 'knowledge-knowledge' conflict? | conflict between different types of knowledge, often, between general knowledge and scientifically based knowledge
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| With regards to 'problem identification and selection' (p 19) what is the focus of 'policy-action conflict'? | conflict examines the relationship between professional actions and internal or external rules.
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| What are the criteria for evaluating research problems? | 1. study is feasible 2. problem is interesting 3. problem is novel 4. problem can be studied ethically 5. question is relevant
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