Major Assignment 2: The Analysis and Interpretation of Qualitative Data
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
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?
By Day 7
Submit Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 of your Major Assignment 2.
Major Assignment 2: The Analysis and Interpretation of Qualitative Data 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 weeks Learning Resources. Part 4: Trustworthiness and Summary Trustworthinesssummarize 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-ReflectionHas 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? By Day 7 Submit Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 of your Major Assignment 2.
Here it is ….. Major Assignment 2: The Analysis and Interpretation of Qualitative Data For this Major Assignment 2, you will continue your work on the Part 3: Results section. Specifically, you will begin your analysis and prepare your presentation of your results from your three data sources. The three data sources include: Two Scholars of Change videos Phone interview Resources from the Walden social change website Analyze and prepare your presentation of results from your three data sources. Also, part of your analysis is to create categories and themes of your findings. To prepare for this Assignment: Review this weeks Learning Resources to guide you as you analyze and prepare your presentation of results. Analyze the three data sources to create categories and themes of your findings Two Scholars of Change videos Phone interview Resources from the Walden social change website Once you have completed your analysis, prepare your presentation of results from your three data sources. Part 3: Results During this course, you have coded your two Scholars of Change videos, you have conducted and coded your phone interview, and you have gathered data from the Walden social change website and any other documents or websites you might have included. For this Part 3 of your Major Assignment, you will write up the results of your findings. You will include the following in your write-up: Data Sourcesbriefly describe each data source including location, duration of data collection, how data were recorded, and unusual circumstances. Two Scholars of Change videos One phone interview Resources from the Walden social change website Instrumentationbriefly 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 Analysisbased on the data sources in A., 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 cycledescribe, give examples. 2nd cycledescribe, give examples/moving from codes to categories. Identify themesprovide examples and illustrate your results with a figure or a chart. No Assignment submission for this week. Submit Parts 1 (completed in Week 5), 2 (completed in Week 6), 3 (completed in Weeks 79), and 4 (completed in Week 10) of your Major Assignment 2 by Day 7 of Week 10.
