Theories, theoretical and conceptual frameworks, models and constructs: Limiting research outcomes through misconceptions and misunderstandings

Passey, Don

doi:10.21428/8c225f6e.56810a1a

Cited by 16 publications

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“…The terms model and framework were sometimes used interchangeably in the literature, for example, the social economy framework and social economy model. However, they are different with frameworks tending to be more descriptive and less abstract than models [ 46 ]. This was the case in the reviewed literature with the discussion on social enterprise models broader and more high-level than the discussion on frameworks, which was more detailed and diverse.…”

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Indigenous Social Enterprises and Health and Wellbeing: A Scoping Review and Conceptual Framework

Hudson

Foley

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2022

IJERPH

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Indigenous people and communities are establishing social enterprises to address social disadvantage and overcome health inequities in their communities. This review sought to characterize the spectrum of Indigenous social enterprises in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States to identify the operational models and cultural values that underpin them and their impact on Indigenous health and wellbeing. The scoping review followed Arksey and O’Malley’s six-stage methodological framework with recommended enhancements by Levac et al. underpinned by Indigenous Standpoint Theory, and an Indigenous advisory group to provide cultural oversight and direction. Of the 589 documents screened 115 documents were included in the review. A conceptual framework of seven different operational models of Indigenous social enterprises was developed based on differing levels of Indigenous ownership, control, and management: (1) individual, (2) collective, (3) delegative, (4) developmental, (5) supportive, (6) prescriptive and (7) paternalistic. Models with 100% Indigenous ownership and control were more likely to contribute to improved health and wellbeing by increasing self-determination and strengthening culture and promoting healing than others. Indigenous social enterprises could offer a more holistic and sustainable approach to health equity and health promotion than the siloed, programmatic model common in public health policy.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Indigenous Social Enterprises and Health and Wellbeing: A Scoping Review and Conceptual Framework

Hudson

Foley

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2022

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“…In the current context, I am using 'framework' to refer to any structure that holds or bring things together which can include theories, concepts, ideas, or viewpoints. A conceptual framework includes sets of concepts that can be derived from theories and also from personal experience or other empirical work that is not necessarily theory driven (Passey 2020).…”

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Augmented sociomateriality: implications of artificial intelligence for the field of learning technology

Johri

2022

Research in Learning Technology

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There has been a conscious effort in the past decade to produce a more theoretical account of the use of technology for learning. At the same time, advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are being rapidly incorporated into learning technologies, significantly changing their affordances for teaching and learning. In this article I address the question of whether introduction of AI and associated features such as machine learning is a novel development from a theoretical perspective, and if so, how? I draw on the existing perspective of sociomateriality for learning and argue that the use of AI is indeed different because AI transforms sociomateriality by allowing materiality to take on characteristics previously associated primarily with a human agent, thereby shifting the nature of the sociomaterial assemblage. In this data and algorithm-driven AI-based sociomateriality, affordances for representation and agency change, thereby modifying representational and relational practices that are essential for cognition. The dualities of data/algorithm, representational/agentic augmentation, and relational/participatory practices act in tandem within this new sociomaterial assemblage. If left unchecked, this new assemblage is prone to perpetuate the biases programmed within the technology itself. Therefore, it is important to take ethical and moral implications of using AI-driven learning technologies into account before their use.

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“…By deliberately choosing theoretical underpinnings, researchers limit bias and frame research design. However, researchers must acknowledge the limitations of theoretical underpinnings and carefully consider observations that contradict or do not fit with the underpinnings (Giroux, 2001;Passey, 2020).…”

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Systematic literature review on the utilization of theoretical underpinnings in virtual exchange research

Dovrat

2022

JVE

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Virtual Exchange (VE) research is a subset of the technology enhanced learning field that has grown exponentially in the last decade. A critical step in the growth of an emerging academic field is to reflect on past research to understand what has been done well and what can be improved. This Systematic Literature Review (SLR) contributes to this reflective process by examining if a common criticism of technology enhanced learning research in Higher Education (HE) – the under-utilization of theoretical underpinnings in research – extends to the niche field of VE research. Using a qualitative meta-synthesis methodology, 42 qualitative and mixed method articles on VE were analyzed for theoretical underpinning usage, application, and advancement. Almost half of the articles explicitly used theoretical underpinnings in the conceptualization, data collection and analysis, and discussion of results. About a third of the articles explicitly used theoretical underpinnings in the design of the VE, but not necessarily in the research design. No articles reported adding to or advancing current theoretical underpinnings nor creating new ones. The results of this study show VE research is maturing but is not yet fully mature in the application of theoretical underpinnings in research. Also, this study contributes to analysis of theoretical underpinning usage by demonstrating that theoretical underpinnings are utilized also in course design, not just research design.

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Theories, theoretical and conceptual frameworks, models and constructs: Limiting research outcomes through misconceptions and misunderstandings

Cited by 16 publications

References 35 publications

Indigenous Social Enterprises and Health and Wellbeing: A Scoping Review and Conceptual Framework

Indigenous Social Enterprises and Health and Wellbeing: A Scoping Review and Conceptual Framework

Augmented sociomateriality: implications of artificial intelligence for the field of learning technology

Systematic literature review on the utilization of theoretical underpinnings in virtual exchange research

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