The theoretical framework fulfills various functions within an investigation, among which the following six stand out:
to. Helps prevent mistakes that have been made in other studies.
b. Provide guidance on how the study will be carried out. Indeed, by going to the background, we can see how a specific research problem has been treated (what types of studies have been carried out, with what type of subjects, how the data have been collected, in which places they have been carried out, what designs have been used.
c. It broadens the horizon of the study and guides the researcher so that he or she focuses on his problem, avoiding deviations from the original approach.
d. It leads to the establishment of hypotheses statements that later have to be tested in reality. and. It inspires new lines and areas of research (Yurén Camarena, 1980).
F. It provides a frame of reference to interpret the results of the study.