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An introduction to theory
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Theory formation for practice
An introduction to theory
DOI link for An introduction to theory
An introduction to theory book
Theory formation for practice
ByC. Cox
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2018
Imprint Routledge
Pages 7
eBook ISBN 9781315629223
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this chapter is to explicate how theories (practice, middle-range and grand) are discovered or generated through research. How theories are constructed is described, and an example of a middle-range theory The Omnipresence of Cancer, is presented. A key intention within the chapter is to explain how theories guide research, education and practice. It is recognized that theories, describe, explain, predict and control research, education and practice (Fawcett, 1993).