Comments for Dr Lynette Pretorius https://www.lynettepretorius.com Educator and researcher Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:24:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 Comment on Demystifying research paradigms by Lynette Pretorius https://www.lynettepretorius.com/the_scholars_way_blog/demystifying-research-paradigms/#comment-24432 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:24:06 +0000 https://www.lynettepretorius.com/?p=505#comment-24432 In reply to Beste.

You are very welcome! 🙂

]]> Comment on Demystifying research paradigms by Beste https://www.lynettepretorius.com/the_scholars_way_blog/demystifying-research-paradigms/#comment-24416 Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:12:02 +0000 https://www.lynettepretorius.com/?p=505#comment-24416 i really enjoyed reading this. thank you for publishing it.

]]> Comment on Theoretical and conceptual frameworks in research by Lynette Pretorius https://www.lynettepretorius.com/the_scholars_way_blog/theoretical-and-conceptual-frameworks-in-research/#comment-24236 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:25:08 +0000 https://www.lynettepretorius.com/?p=607#comment-24236 In reply to Joann.

You are very welcome!

]]> Comment on Theoretical and conceptual frameworks in research by Joann https://www.lynettepretorius.com/the_scholars_way_blog/theoretical-and-conceptual-frameworks-in-research/#comment-24235 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:37:21 +0000 https://www.lynettepretorius.com/?p=607#comment-24235 Thank you very much ms lynette..this presentation will be very helpful.god bless

]]> Comment on Theoretical and conceptual frameworks in research by Lynette Pretorius https://www.lynettepretorius.com/the_scholars_way_blog/theoretical-and-conceptual-frameworks-in-research/#comment-23821 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:58:29 +0000 https://www.lynettepretorius.com/?p=607#comment-23821 In reply to WB.

To create a conceptual framework, you would need to have multiple concepts that you joing together. This doesn’t have to be from someone else’s theory, it can also be from your own understandings and experiences. A working theory is a provisional explanation used as a starting point for further research. It is usually temporary and is used to conduct further exploration leading to it being adaptated or discarded as new evidence is found.

]]> Comment on Theoretical and conceptual frameworks in research by WB https://www.lynettepretorius.com/the_scholars_way_blog/theoretical-and-conceptual-frameworks-in-research/#comment-23782 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:29:03 +0000 https://www.lynettepretorius.com/?p=607#comment-23782 Must conceptual frameworks be constructed using concepts from other theories? What if one uses one’s own assumptions or observations to construct a conceptual framework?

Also, what is a working theory?

Thank you!

]]> Comment on Theoretical and conceptual frameworks in research by Lynette Pretorius https://www.lynettepretorius.com/the_scholars_way_blog/theoretical-and-conceptual-frameworks-in-research/#comment-23134 Sun, 24 May 2026 06:04:42 +0000 https://www.lynettepretorius.com/?p=607#comment-23134 In reply to Eshetu.

Your framework acts as the foundation of your research: it orients your study and explains what you will and won’t be looking at in your research. If you have two frameworks, they would pull you in different directions, meaning that you will not be able to focus your study properly.

Also, note that it looks like you might have misunderstood my clarification about what the difference between the two types are. A theoretical framework uses a pre-existing theory to help you analyse your findings. A conceptual framework is a framework you have created to help you look at specific concepts that you think should be combined together that other people haven’t done before, also to help you analyse your findings. This video can help you understand the difference better: https://youtu.be/g0lCbCh8Kls

]]> Comment on Theoretical and conceptual frameworks in research by Eshetu https://www.lynettepretorius.com/the_scholars_way_blog/theoretical-and-conceptual-frameworks-in-research/#comment-23121 Sat, 23 May 2026 23:20:04 +0000 https://www.lynettepretorius.com/?p=607#comment-23121 I have reservations about the idea that researchers must use either of the two, as you clearly stated that the theoretical framework is focused on pre-existing theory, which the current research found, while the conceptual framework is focused on the variable relationship in the research. So what makes it wrong to use both at the same time?

]]> Comment on Theoretical and conceptual frameworks in research by Lynette Pretorius https://www.lynettepretorius.com/the_scholars_way_blog/theoretical-and-conceptual-frameworks-in-research/#comment-23052 Thu, 21 May 2026 23:48:50 +0000 https://www.lynettepretorius.com/?p=607#comment-23052 In reply to rosemary.

Hi Rosemary, that is a lot of theories to be trying to combine together. It is possible to do, but you will have to consider whether having that many theories/concepts would hinder you from doing an in-depth analysis. It is often better to have fewer concepts that you can investigate in-depth rather than many that mean you only have a surface-level analysis. I’m not an expert on the theories you’ve mentioned, so I don’t know if there are any ontological/epistemological reasons why they wouldn’t be suitable to combine together. That would be an additional consideration.

]]> Comment on Theoretical and conceptual frameworks in research by rosemary https://www.lynettepretorius.com/the_scholars_way_blog/theoretical-and-conceptual-frameworks-in-research/#comment-23039 Thu, 21 May 2026 14:54:20 +0000 https://www.lynettepretorius.com/?p=607#comment-23039 DEAR dR LYNETTE, THANK YOU FOR EXPLANATION. I have designed a conceptual framework using systems theory as the primary, socio-technical system as interaction, donabedian as evaluation and 5s kaizen as the operational mechanism. Are they too many in a conceptual framework?

my phd title is: development of a systems-based middle-range nursing theory for the sustainability of 5s kaizen in operating room systems

my apology for only caps – it does not change.

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