having no connection with and not founded on theory
This cursory review of related literature has been largely descriptive and atheoretical.
Examples of 'atheoretical' in a sentence
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Complex, or theory-based interventions, surprisingly, are no more effective than simpler or atheoretical interventions.
Kathryn Bould, Blanaid Daly, Stephen Dunne, Suzanne Scott, Koula Asimakopoulou 2016, 'A systematic review of the effect of individualized risk communication strategieson screening uptake and its psychological predictors: the role of psychology theory',Health Psychology Researchhttp://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/hpr/article/view/6157. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This work demands both atheoretical development and empirical studies of its social conditions.
Bernt Gustavsson 2003, 'Bildning och demokrati - Att förmedla det partikulära och det universella', Utbildning & Demokratihttp://www.oru.se/Extern/Forskning/Forskningsmiljoer/HumUS/Utbildning_och_Demokrati/Tidskriften/2003/Nr_1/Gustavsson.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Atheoretical approaches were common among the published articles on burnout among applied psychologists.
Hannah M. McCormack, Hannah M. McCormack, Tadhg E. MacIntyre, Tadhg E. MacIntyre,Deirdre O'Shea, Matthew P. Herring, Matthew P. Herring, Mark J. Campbell 2018, 'The Prevalence and Cause(s) of Burnout Among Applied Psychologists: A Systematic Review',Frontiers in Psychologyhttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01897/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Moreover, the theoretical measures, as noted by some empirical studies, contain some information content that the atheoretical lack.
Israr Ahmad Shah Hashmi, Arshad Ali Bhatti 2019, 'On the monetary measures of global liquidity', Financial Innovationhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40854-019-0134-4. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The foci of interpretation are the incorporated practices and the atheoretical or implicit knowledge that guides the actions.
Ralf Bonhsack 2011, 'A Multidimensionalidade do Habitus e a Construção de Tipos Praxiológica', ETD: Educação Temática Digitalhttp://www.fae.unicamp.br/revista/index.php/etd/article/view/2294. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)