conceptual framework
Organizing idea structure
A conceptual framework is a system of connected ideas that organizes thinking about a subject.
It provides structure for understanding how concepts relate to each other: Her conceptual framework for analyzing poverty included economic, social, and political dimensions.
Researchers use conceptual frameworks to guide their investigations and interpret findings.
The term appears frequently in academic and professional contexts where complex problems require systematic approaches.
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
- mental modelInternal representation of reality
- mental mapInternalized spatial representation
- schemaOrganized representational structure
- frame of referenceContext for judgment
big picture · metatheory · guiding principle · epistemology · abstraction · methodology · worldview · model · belief system · ontology · construct · business model · axiom · heuristic · approach · perspective · system · philosophy
conceptual frameworkraw data
Unanalyzed collected information
empirical data · particulars · bare facts · observations · phenomena
conceptual frameworkpractical application
Real-world employment of knowledge
hands-on approach · trial and error · praxis · hands-on experience · fieldwork