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Theoretical concepts are unambiguous and described in sufficient depth to be useful
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Consideration of the context in which the research took place
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Limited or no consideration of the context in which the research took place
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Relationships between and among concepts are clearly articulated
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Some attempt to explain anomalous results and findings with reference to context and data
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No attempt to explain anomalous results and findings with reference to context and data
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Concepts sufficiently developed and defined to enable understanding without the reader needing to have first-hand experience of an area of practice
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Correlations and relationships explained, with use of inferential statistics (quantitative studies)
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Use of descriptive statistics only (quantitative studies)
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Concepts grounded strongly in a cited body of literature
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Concepts are parsimonious (i.e. provide the simplest, but not over-simplified, explanation)
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