From Theory to Scope and Instrument of Study: Challenges in Operating Intangible 802 Variables to Tangible Variables

• Main Author: Siti Hajar, A.R.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
• Online Access: http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/722/1/FH03-FSSG-17-09252.pdf; http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/722/
• Institution: Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin

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...