Framing Theory for Higher Education Research
Theory and Method in Higher Education Research
ISBN: 978-1-80043-321-2, eISBN: 978-1-80043-320-5
Publication date: 9 November 2020
Abstract
The main objective of this chapter is to explore the potential and applicability of framing, a multidisciplinary and multiparadigmatic ‘metatheory’ of sense-making through communication, or media effects specifically, in guiding higher education research. To reach this objective, the author first synthesized theoretical discussions on framing in different disciplines, collated the core concepts developed around the framing concept and developed a universal framing process model, to be applied with the introduction of a theme and the selection of research paradigms. Following that, the author provided an overview of the application of the framing concept in higher education research and explored the potential application of the model to guide and coordinate framing research in the field.
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Citation
Lam, Q.K.H. (2020), "Framing Theory for Higher Education Research", Huisman, J. and Tight, M. (Ed.) Theory and Method in Higher Education Research (Theory and Method in Higher Education Research, Vol. 6), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 167-184. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2056-375220200000006011
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:Emerald Publishing Limited
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