Includes bibliographical references and index. Ravitch, S. M., & Riggan, M. (2017). Reason and rigor : How conceptual frameworks guide research (2nd ed.). Los Angeles : SAGE.

Chapter 1: Introduction to conceptual frameworks -- Chapter 2: Why conceptual frameworks? -- Chapter 3: Origins of a conceptual framework: the birth of grit -- Chapter 4: Excavating questions: conceptual frameworks, research questions, and research design -- Chapter 5: The role of the conceptual framework in data collection and fieldwork -- Chapter 6: Conceptual frameworks and the analysis of data -- Chapter 7: Expanding the conversation, extending the argument: the role of conceptual frameworks in presenting, explaining, and contextualizing findings -- Chapter 8: Reflections on the making and re-making of a conceptual framework -- Chapter 9: The conceptual framework as guide and ballast