Criminal Justice Administration Comprehensive Doctoral Review Examination
Doctoral level assessment of criminal justice administration principles
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Comprehensive Doctoral Review Examination
Presented in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Doctor of Business Administration (or Philosophy)
By
“YOUR NAME”
Healthcare Administration
Criminal Justice Administration
Discuss how reductionism, as a research theory, can be applied to the study of the impact of
privatization on the quality of healthcare in prisons. In your answer, explain the three main types
of reductionism—ontological reductionism, theory reductionism, and methodological
reductionism—and how each would contribute to your research. Additionally, address potential
limitations or controversies associated with using reductionism in this context. Your response
should be 1500-2000 words.
Presented in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Doctor of Business Administration (or Philosophy)
By
“YOUR NAME”
Healthcare Administration
Criminal Justice Administration
Discuss how reductionism, as a research theory, can be applied to the study of the impact of
privatization on the quality of healthcare in prisons. In your answer, explain the three main types
of reductionism—ontological reductionism, theory reductionism, and methodological
reductionism—and how each would contribute to your research. Additionally, address potential
limitations or controversies associated with using reductionism in this context. Your response
should be 1500-2000 words.
Theory
Part 1
In research, theory refers to defined or proposed ways through which researchers are able
to make sense of concepts or situations. It is through a theory that researchers are able to present
reliable solutions to a problem (Udo-Akang, 2012). Theory can be viewed as a generalization
that is used to explain a phenomenon in line with the reasons why it occurs and how it occurs.
General statements that are used to explain the cause or effect of a phenomenon are based on
specific theoretical frameworks (Stam, 2010). A theory is a powerful tool through which
researchers connect events and observations into a single unified web. The relationship among
the statements of a theory defines the power of the theory as a basis upon which problems are
solved and phenomena are understood (Harlow, 2009). A theory plays an important function in
explaining, describing, controlling or predicting phenomena in different or divergent contexts
(Udo-Akang, 2012).
The interactions of the various variables of phenomena constitute a theoretical
framework. Theory can also be viewed as a system or a group of laws or rules and assumptions
that are used to explain the implications of phenomena (Zahra, & Newey, 2009). Theories are
used to make inferences or conclusions on a specific issue. The generalizations that are presented
within theoretical frameworks often indicate new research observations (Wacker, 1998). These
observations are constituted within a theory if they can be tested through scientific inquiry and if
they are applicable in predicting or explaining certain phenomena. When knowledge is organized
in a systematic manner, it also becomes and constitutes a theory. Theories are specifically
applied to solve problems in the real world (Stam, 2010).
Part 1
In research, theory refers to defined or proposed ways through which researchers are able
to make sense of concepts or situations. It is through a theory that researchers are able to present
reliable solutions to a problem (Udo-Akang, 2012). Theory can be viewed as a generalization
that is used to explain a phenomenon in line with the reasons why it occurs and how it occurs.
General statements that are used to explain the cause or effect of a phenomenon are based on
specific theoretical frameworks (Stam, 2010). A theory is a powerful tool through which
researchers connect events and observations into a single unified web. The relationship among
the statements of a theory defines the power of the theory as a basis upon which problems are
solved and phenomena are understood (Harlow, 2009). A theory plays an important function in
explaining, describing, controlling or predicting phenomena in different or divergent contexts
(Udo-Akang, 2012).
The interactions of the various variables of phenomena constitute a theoretical
framework. Theory can also be viewed as a system or a group of laws or rules and assumptions
that are used to explain the implications of phenomena (Zahra, & Newey, 2009). Theories are
used to make inferences or conclusions on a specific issue. The generalizations that are presented
within theoretical frameworks often indicate new research observations (Wacker, 1998). These
observations are constituted within a theory if they can be tested through scientific inquiry and if
they are applicable in predicting or explaining certain phenomena. When knowledge is organized
in a systematic manner, it also becomes and constitutes a theory. Theories are specifically
applied to solve problems in the real world (Stam, 2010).
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