From Theory to Scope and Instrument of Study: Challenges in Operating Intangible 802 Variables to Tangible Variables
Most social scientists face a challenge to decide on which theory to use to explicate observable facts under investigation. Once managed to identify the theory, the next hindrance is the operationalization of the abstract hypotheses and assumptions into tangible variables. Theory operationalizat...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2016
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/722/1/FH03-FSSG-17-09252.pdf http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/722/ |
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| Institution: | Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Most social scientists face a challenge to decide on which theory to use
to explicate observable facts under investigation. Once managed to
identify the theory, the next hindrance is the operationalization of the
abstract hypotheses and assumptions into tangible variables. Theory
operationalization is vital to the formation of the scope of the study
and subsequently the research instrument. Many researchers stuck at
this stage. In this regards, the researcher wants to share her
experiences in dealing with this challenge, via a qualitative study that
was conducted to examine the development of child welfare network
services in Malaysia. The study was designed based on the Social
Network Theory. Three major components of the theory that were
converted to tangible variables are the form, the system and the
distributions of the social network. Ways in which those variables
were transformed and developed to the scope of the study and
subsequently to the measurable indicators in the instrument of the
study are described in this paper |
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