Submit: Theories and Theorists
Review the Use of Theory Checklist handout to help pinpoint key elements of theory in research articles.
The assignment:
Craft a 4- to 5-page paper in which you address the following instructions and questions:
- Identify two key theories in your field.
- Identify the theorist(s) and sources of the theories (key articles or books) in your discipline.
- Describe the basic tenets of these theories.
- Analyze the relationship between the two theories that you have found.
- Explain why these theories are so important to your discipline and how they relate to the research that you are interested in doing.
- Include a reference list for the five "classics" or influential works you have found