SOWK 459 Fall 2019 Planning: Class 04
Why Students don't finish their degrees: Interactive Activity Regarding Theories
Agenda
Research and Theory: From Ontology to Sources
Paradigms: Definition
Paradigms: Positivism Paradigm
Substance Abuse Example: Positivism Paradigm
Paradigms: Social Constructionism
Substance Abuse Example: Social constructionism Paradigm
Paradigms: Critical Paradigm
Substance Abuse Example: Critical Paradigm
Paradigms: Postmodern Paradigm
Substance Abuse Example: Postmodern Paradigm
Paradigms: Understanding Check
Theory: An Overall Explanation of Why Something Occurs
Why Theory
Social Work Theories: Discussed in DeCarlo's Text
Substance Abuse Example: Systems Theory
Substance Abuse Example: Conflict Theory
Substance Abuse Example: Social Interactionism
Substance Abuse Example: Social Exchange
Theories in Social Work: Selection of Some of the Major Theories
Systems Theory (1 of 4)
Systems Theory (2 of 4)
Systems Theory - Families (3 of 4)
Systems Theory - Families (4 of 4)
Behaviorism & Social Learning Theory (1 of 2)
Behaviorism & Social Learning Theory (2 of 2)
Psychodynamic Theory (1 of 2)
Psychodynamic Theory (2 of 2)
Psychosocial Developmental Theory (1 of 2)
Psychosocial Developmental Theory (2 of 2)
Transpersonal Theory (1 of 2)
Transpersonal Theory (2 of 2)
Social Exchange Theory (1 of 2)
Social Exchange Theory (2 of 2)
Social Constructionism (1 of 2)
Social Constructionism (2 of 2)
Symbolic Interactionism (1 of 2)
Symbolic Interactionism (2 of 2)
Conflict Theory (1 of 2)
Conflict Theory (2 of 2)
Contingency Theory (1 of 2)
Contingency Theory (2 of 2)
Concepts
Karl Popper's Falsification: Clash of Paradigms
Writing Your Theoretical Framework
Step 1: Explain why you’re including a theoretical framework
Step 2: Introduce the theory
Step 3: Clearly and Completely Explain the theory, with Citations
Searching Online Demo: Google Scholar, Eagle Search
Step 4: Clearly Connect The Theory to Your Particular topic
Step 5: Tie it all Together
Introducing the Rubric
Theoretical Framework: Rubric
Styles of Reasoning: The Way We Go About Solving a Problem
Different Forms of Reasoning: Inductive Verses Deductive Reasoning
Styles of Reasoning: Inductive
Styles of Reasoning: Deductive
Causality, Reasoning, and Paradigm
Nomothetic Causal Explanations
Idiographic Causal Explanations
Two Buckets: Descriptive vs. Exploratory vs. Explanatory
Units of Analysis and Observation