29 Dec Websites and social media sites can provide important sources of data

prepare a brief explanation of your understanding of the meaning of positive social change thus far. Refer to the additional sources you have reviewed this week, and comment on how they are shaping your experience. Use the data you gathered from your analytic memo to support your explanation.

Example student 1

Discussion 2-Week 5

Social change is contextual. It can mean changing organizational culture that leads to transformational outcomes [Walden University, 2015] or it could mean advancing the greater global good [Walden University, 2015]. Positive social change is a fluid concept and depending upon the social identity of the person effecting the change his/her motives drive what kind of change will result from action as well as inaction (Thomas, McGarty, & Mavor, 2009). Social change can be driven by individuals, groups, and organizations. The relationships that develop amongst, and between these levels within institutions also influence social outcomes (Aguinis & Glavas, 2012).

After viewing videos, listening to pod casts, and reviewing articles I believe social change is a combination of motives, personal accountability, desired outcomes, and world views. Social change occurs when ontology coupled with education work in concert to create an environment that betters people’s lives. The environment that results from impactful, positive social change will not only improve the physical, emotional, socio-economic circumstances of the disadvantaged group; it will also unite them with the advantaged group, even if only for the short term (Thomas et al., 2009).  Together, in groups and out groups can create platforms that give disenfranchised individuals a voice, a seat at the table where their futures are being decided (Creswell, 2009; Thomas et al., 2009).

The resources reviewed for this week’s discussion post have helped me realize that I am not as enlightened about social change and social responsibility as I thought. I am hoping that my story is unique enough to influence others to consider how their actions impact their communities, but I am still on that journey (Simmons, 2006).  I have an obligation to leave this world a better place than I found it but how will I do that? Positive, social change is transformational not transactional (Northouse, 2013). I desire to be a true change agent; a person who strives for long lasting reform for marginalized people and groups (Creswell, 2009). This goal will be achieved only when either working alone or within a group I commit myself to creating inclusive strategies and new normals for everyday interactions (Thomas et al., 2009).

References

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.

Creswell, J.W. (2009). Research design:Qualitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Northouse, P.G. (2013). Leadership: Theory and practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Simmons, A. (2006). The Story Factor. (Rev. ed.). Cambridge, MA: Basic Books.

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.

Walden University. (2015). Social change. Retrieved from https://www.waldenu.edu/about/social-change

Example 2

The Qualitative Analysis Impact for Social Change

Blanca Garcia

Walden University-RSCH-8310

Dr. Joshua Ozymy

A Qualitative Overview for Literature, Videos and Websites On Social Change

     As I viewed the literature over the weeks on the qualitative study.  My observation for the qualitative study reflected on the  richness of its  knowledge.  I found the qualitative literature content  provided in-depth information for the issue analyzing and researching. The area of social change for the qualitative study pointed to a great framework  design on  the special needs children to the children requiring educational opportunities.  The qualitative literature provided the opportunity for underlying the assumptions throughout the four weeks of my researching.  I understood  the questions that were behind the qualitative study.  I found the qualitative literature represented the data or the study of the qualitative for the children of special needs and children requiring educational opportunities in a form of analyzed text data and the approaching critical theory of designing the framework for the qualitative of children of special needs and children requiring educational opportunity.

     The videos for qualitative study of the Walden University highlighted the skills of conceptual, saturation, MEAL and coding. I was able to depict the strategies of teaching children of special needs by Benjamin Isaac’s video.  He named one child Gigi and the other Skeeter Buzz.  He came up with a strategy to teach these children and inspire to learn.  The theoretical lens conceptual and the theoretical framework was captured by Dr. Annie Pezalla.  She strongly suggested the importance of the focus on work life balance.  Center the study to identify the feminist theoretical lens of the specific ideas and themes.  The approaching of the assumptions of the egalitarianism between men and women at the workplace.  I found it interesting Dr. Annie Pezalla used the example of critical theory of how to help urban poor children.  She mentioned to have specific ideas and set up a qualitative study on experiences established in politics for educational opportunities through public policy.  The social changes qualitative study has from children to feminist at the work life setting is the special needs underlying the assumptions behind the questions.  I found the videos an orientation overview for the history of the qualitative discipline of practice on how to set up doctoral data for practice of the MEAL plan to practice the coding of qualitative writing based on what ever interest. 

     The weeks discussion on social impact I explored and had the opportunity to explore peers understanding on the qualitative study of expanding awareness on how to expand the knowledge and organize the qualitative framework theory for data coding.  I found in my peers the wealth of methodology, theology and a design of consideration for reflexivity in my doctoral research.  It reflected a  gift of social interactions to obtain valuable systems of writing and processes on the process to start thinking of how to write my dissertation.  The social peer interactions made  positive social change  to learn from others and process the final qualitative study through the wisdom of my peers, professor and personal analysis weeks discussions to framework the notes on paper on the qualitative study guide of understanding the focus of study.

References

Isaac, B. (2014). Benjamin Isaac, EdD student, inspiring children with special needs [Video file]

Laureate Education (Producer). (2016). Theoretical lens and frameworks for qualitative researchers [Video file]. Baltimore; MD: Author

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.

Walden University. (2015). Social change. Retrieved from https://www.waldenu.edu/about/social-change

Example 3

Discussion 2: Documents and Website Content as Data Sources for a Qualitative Study

Article: Kezar, A. (2014). Higher education change and social networks: A review of research. Journal of Higher Education, 85(1), 91–125. https://doi.org/10.1353/jhe.2014.0003

Positive social change is the concept of developing solutions to the social problems that affect the community. Through positive social change, individuals lead the community into a situation where they can identify problems that affect them, recognize the negative effects of the problems, and develop the desire to change. The social problems so identified are often those issues that the society has already accepted as normal and therefore may not see any connection between them and their challenges. Higher education comes in through the use of the social network analysis to explore the need for change and to challenge the community to accept and embrace the needed change.

The course resources of the week have been very pertinent in explaining the development of the need to change and the use of scientific knowledge in designing and defining change. From the review of literature by Kezar (2014), the value of social interactions in developing the appropriate social diagnosis and challenging change is very imperative. For one to be an effective agent of social change, he or she must be part of the community, interact with the community on the social level and help to reinforce the available beneficial networks, while changing the defective ones and developing new networks for society. For instance, it is by getting involved in the community and learning about its structure that a change agent like Christin Topper in Video #4 was able to make the proper diagnosis for the community and also develop a sustainable solution.

References

Kezar, A. (2014). Higher education change and social networks: A review of research. Journal of Higher Education, 85(1), 91–125. https://doi.org/10.1353/jhe.2014.0003