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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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Main Author: Siti Hajar, A.R.
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2016
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H Social Sciences (General)
HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
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spelling my-unisza-ir.7222020-10-27T01:17:55Z http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/722/ From Theory to Scope and Instrument of Study: Challenges in Operating Intangible 802 Variables to Tangible Variables Siti Hajar, A.R. H Social Sciences (General) HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare 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 2016 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed text en http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/722/1/FH03-FSSG-17-09252.pdf Siti Hajar, A.R. (2016) From Theory to Scope and Instrument of Study: Challenges in Operating Intangible 802 Variables to Tangible Variables. In: INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCES AND TOURISM RESEARCH CONFERENCE, 22-24 April 2016, UNISZA DAN UMS.
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HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
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HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
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From Theory to Scope and Instrument of Study: Challenges in Operating Intangible 802 Variables to Tangible Variables
description 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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