Part 1 Referencing at least five peer-reviewed
journal articles or scholarly books, discuss views on the relationship between
theory and application or practice. How can a theory guide or inform practice?
What are the issues involved in translating theory into practice? Be sure to
keep in mind the various conceptions of theory you discussed in Question 1.

Part 2 Referencing at least five peer-reviewed
journal articles, fully describe a theory of current interest in your topic
area. A theory is currently of interest if there are articles published on it
in the past five years. This theory may or may not be the same as the one you
examined in Question 1, Part 3. Describe a current view of the theory, not the
founder’s view or a classic view. Your answer should be no more than three
pages long.

Part 3 Identify at least five scholarly articles
(published in the last 5 years) that address how the theory you discussed in
Part 2 has actually been applied. (Draw on your response to Part 1 in order to
define what you mean by an application of a theory to an actual problem or
situation.) Critically evaluate the appropriateness of the uses to which the theory
has been applied. Consider, for example: Are the applications premised upon an
accurate understanding of the theory and its scope? Do the applications “go
beyond” what the theory claims? Is the reasoning linking application and theory
sound?