For this Major Assignment, 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
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?
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 https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/rsch8310.