Use of Theory and Developing Conceptual Framework

Abstract

Every academic research should be based on the theoretical and conceptual framework which can support to develop and test the research hypothesis. Every researcher adopts the either 'inductive or deductive approach' to explore the finding of research. The deductive approach is the process to test the existing theory as well as the research hypothesis so researcher needs to select the existing theory to develop his research hypothesis. The main objective of this article is to give the knowledge of selecting and using of appropriate the theory and developing conceptual framework for advance academic research. The study was based on the review of unpublished PhD thesis. Analytical design was adopted. The study has explored some existing theory and its relation to the conceptual framework based on a different concept of different PhD Scholars. It gives the brief knowledge that how one researcher/scholar can identify the theory which can explain their research topic and how can one develop their conceptual framework based on existing theory.