NOW WITH AI SMARTPROMPT AND OTHER AI RESOURCES This book on theory in social science research shows you how to fully integrate theory into your argument, avoiding the many 'deadly sins' so frequently found in doctoral theses and journal articles. To help you develop a sophisticated approach to using theory and concepts there are online activities and bespoke resources linked to the chapters of the book as well as AI prompts and example responses, with commentaries, to guide you in using AI to reflect on appropriate theory ...
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NOW WITH AI SMARTPROMPT AND OTHER AI RESOURCES This book on theory in social science research shows you how to fully integrate theory into your argument, avoiding the many 'deadly sins' so frequently found in doctoral theses and journal articles. To help you develop a sophisticated approach to using theory and concepts there are online activities and bespoke resources linked to the chapters of the book as well as AI prompts and example responses, with commentaries, to guide you in using AI to reflect on appropriate theory-use. You can view the associated only resources here: https: //tinyurl.com/PhDTheory Good theory use can lift your research from simply being a commentary on a particular situation at a particular time, giving it universal relevance for a wide readership. It can help you to see things in a new light, and to 'think otherwise' about the current situation - imagining other possibilities. Theory can help draw links between apparently separate phenomena, and to explain the world in ways not otherwise possible. It is, in short, absolutely crucial in social science research at whatever level. Book Contents 1. The nature of theory. Theory use in your doctorate. "Options" Social reconstructionism. AI Prompt 1. Online resource. 2. Evaluating theory-use. AI Prompt 2. Online resource. Seven deadly (and not-so-deadly) sins in deploying theory. AI Prompt 3. Online resource. 3. Helping you select appropriate theory. Applying the ICONOCLAST framework to this study. AI Prompt 4. Online resource. 4. Theory use in doctorates: the ICONOCLAST framework illustrated. AI Prompt 5. Online resource. 5. Theory and Data: ICONOCLAST and RAID. Online resource. References and resources. Appendix 1: SmartPrompt: Evaluating Your Use of Theory. Appendix 2: Selected AI Platforms for Research. Appendix 3: AI Search for theoretical resources. Appendix 4: Test AI prompts and responses. AI prompt 1. AI Prompt 2. AI Prompt 3. AI Prompt 4. AI Prompt 5.
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