Research
Theoretical Framework
Research
Theoretical Framework
theory is often conflated with “conceptual”. So people talk about having a theoretical or conceptual framework.
See Varpio, L., Paradis, E., Uijtdehaage, S., & Young, M. (2020). The Distinctions Between Theory, Theoretical Framework, and Conceptual Framework. Academic Medicine: Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 95(7), 989–994.