Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1998 07:58:46 -0500 From: [log in to unmask] X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: APPLIED THEORY Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Gene. I think this is great. Having a theory behind one's work will give one a sense of direction. I did my Thesis on breastfeeding and used Betty Newman's conceptual framework. It is based on Systems Theory. My population was a military population and after analyzing their needs using Betty Newman's five variables, I developed a plan of action for the Hospital. May be that is not what you need. In that case, I would try to find Bentovim's operational chart called Breastfeeding: the elements in a social system (or something like that). I will be glad to help you in any way. Esther.