Theory Terms

1. traditionally considered “scientific” knowledge
2. idea or complex image of a phenomenon, often described as the building blocks of theory.
3. a form of reasoning or thinking in which one moves from a particular or specific to general.
4. a concept in philosophy that relates to the theory of knowledge or how people come to have knowledge
7. theoretical dimension that could be represented in the real world by one or more variables
8. refers to a particular group’s outlook and beliefs about it
9. global perspective that subsumes more specific views and approaches to central concepts with which it is concerned
11. an empiric way to measure a concept
12. a set of statements that tentatively describes, explains or predicts relationships between concepts

1. application of knowledge in practice through responsible and right actions.
5. an organizing framework that contains the concepts, theories, assumptions, beliefs, values, and principles that inform a discipline or how to interpret subject matter of concern
6. concerned with “being” rather than knowing
10. a way of reasoning or thinking that which generally involves moving from the general to the specific