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Part 1: Introduction

Write a background statement of approximately 1â€“2 pages that includes:
- What you have learned about social change as a social issue.
- What you have learned about social change as a research problem. Support your insights with academic citations from the Learning Resources.
- Describe the gap that your study will address. ( Community Health )
From the gap, create a brief purpose statement that is aligned with the following research question:

What is the meaning of social change for Walden graduate students?

Part 2: Role of the Researcher

Review your analytic memos, field notes, etc., written during each aspect of the data collection process, and examine your role and experience and how that is shaping your experience (reflexivity).
Describe the roles you are portraying in this research effort (i.e., a graduate student, classmate, interviewer, etc.).
Identify any ethical issues that could or did arise during the data collection processes (i.e., these could include doing a study within oneâ€™s own work environment, conflict of interest, or power differentials).

Data Sourcesâ€”briefly describe each data source including location, duration of data collection, how data were recorded, and unusual circumstances.
- Two Scholars of Change videos
- Resources from the Walden social change website (https://www.waldenu.edu/about/social-change)
Instrumentationâ€”briefly describe the type of instrumentation you used for your data collection.
- Who developed each data collection tool and what is the date of publication?
- Where and with which participant group has it been used previously?
- How appropriate is it for current study and include whether modifications will be or were needed?
Data Analysisâ€”based on the data sources in â€œA.â€, provide a detailed analysis to include the following:
- Report the process used to move inductively from coded units to larger representations including categories and themes.
- Describe the specific codes, categories, and themes that emerged from the data using quotations as needed to emphasize their importance.
  - 1st cycleâ€”describe, give examples.
  - 2nd cycleâ€”describe, give examples/moving from codes to categories.
  - Identify themesâ€”provide examples and illustrate your results with a figure or a chart.