Week 6 Group Discussion 1: Practice Theory Evaluation

Value: 100 points

Due: In an effort to facilitate scholarly discourse, create your initial post by Day 3, and reply to at least two of your classmates, on two separate days, by Day 7.

Gradebook Category: Discussions

Overview

For this discussion, you will be evaluating Willis, DeSanto-Madeya, & Fawcett (2015). Moving beyond dwelling in suffering: A situation-specific theory of men’s healing from childhood maltreatment (PDF). Nursing Science Quarterly, 28(1), 57–63.

Initial Post

For your initial post, your group should collaborate to address the following:

Situation-Specific Theory Evaluation Criteria

1. Complexity/Simplicity: Is the theory complex or simple? Explain.
2. Clarity
   1. Is the theory understandable? Why or why not?
   2. How could this theory be made more understandable? Describe.
3. Parsimony
   1. Is the theory concise or wordy?
   2. Provide examples.
4. Socio-cultural Utility
   1. Does the theory attend to diversity?
   2. If so, how?
   3. If not, suggest one way it can be refined to address diversity using at least one reference to support your suggestion.
   4. Accuracy
      1. Is the theory relevant to nursing today?
      2. If yes, provide an example of its relevance.
      3. If not, please explain.

Your initial post should contain be a minimum of 500 words and a maximum of 750 words. The post should integrate a minimum of three readings and/or other evidence-based research articles no more than three years old and use APA formatting for citations and references.

Reply Posts

Your group will collaborate to compose replies to at least two other groups’ posts. Your replies should note whether your group agrees with the other groups’ evaluations, with a rationale for that position. Utilize at least two scholarly references to substantiate your claims/position. Choose one student from your group to post the two replies. All students in a group will be awarded the same number of points. Ensure that you use a minimum of two scholarly sources in APA style in your replies.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded. The described expectations meet the passing level of 80%. Students are directed to review the Discussion Grading Rubric for criteria which exceed expectations.

Posting to the Discussion Forum

1. Select the appropriate Thread.
2. Select Reply.
3. Create your post.
4. Select Post to Forum.