The theoretical framework underpins your topic. You must find the seminal source that gives weight to your topic. For example, if you are studying aggression in high school students then you would need to use Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory. Another example would be if you were studying how high school students appraise stressors then you would use the work of Richard Lazarus and Susan Folkman to underpin your topic. Once you have located the seminal figure(s) for your research please include the following information for this section:
Cites the seminal figure associated with the theory or theories of the research
Clearly links the theory to the topic the student is studying
This section should be 1 paragraph in length