Aspects of social change

Required Readings

Ravitch, S. M., & Carl, N. M. (2016). Qualitative research: Bridging the conceptual, theoretical, and methodological. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Chapter 11, “Research Ethics and the Relational Quality of Research” (pp. 343–382)

Rubin, H. J., & Rubin, I. S. (2012). Qualitative interviewing: The art of hearing data (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Chapter 13, “Sharing the Results” (pp. 213–232)

Shenton, A. K. (2004). Strategies for ensuring trustworthiness in qualitative research projects. Education for Information, 22(2), 63–75.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

The following articles are examples of literature reviews on the aspects of social change.

Thomas, E. F., McGarty, C., & Mavor, K. I. (2009). Transforming “apathy into movement”: The role of prosocial emotions in motivation action for social change. Personality & Social Psychology Review, 13(4), 310–333.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Kezar, A. (2014). Higher education change and social networks: A review of the research. Journal of Higher Education, 85(1), 91–125.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Aguinis, H., & Glavas, A. (2012). What we know and don’t know about corporate social responsibility: A review and research agenda. Journal of Management, 38(4), 932–968.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Walden University Library. (n.d.). Course guide and assignment help for RSCH 8310. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/rsch8310 

 

For this Major Assignment 2, you will finalize your analysis in your Part 3, Results section, and finalize your presentation of results from the different data sources. Also, for this week, you will complete the Part 4, Trustworthiness and Summary section to finalize the last part of this Major Assignment 2.

To prepare for this Assignment:

• Review the social change articles found in this week’s Learning Resources.

Part 4: Trustworthiness and Summary

1. Trustworthiness—summarize across the different data sources and respond to the following:
   • What themes are in common?
   • What sources have different themes?
   • Explain the trustworthiness of your findings, in terms of:
     • Credibility
     • Transferability
     • Dependability strategies
     • Confirmability

Summary

• Based on the results of your analyses, how would you answer the question: “What is the meaning of social change for Walden graduate students?”
• Self-Reflection—Has your own understanding of you as a positive social change agent changed? Explain your reasoning.
• Based on your review of the three articles on social change, which one is aligned with your interests regarding social change and why?