Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Meta Theory





A metatheory or meta-theory is a theory whose subject matter is some theory. All fields of research share some meta-theory, regardless whether this is explicit or correct. In a more restricted and specific sense, in mathematics and mathematical logic, metatheory means a mathematical theory about another mathematical theory.

A theory concerned with the investigation, analysis, or description of theory itself.

Meta-theory is a critical exploration of the theoretical frameworks or lenses that have provided direction to research and to researchers, as well as the theory that has arisen from research in a particular field of study (Neufeld, 1994).

Metatheory, a theory the subject matter of which is another theory. A finding proved in the former that deals with the latter is known as a metatheorem.


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