• as a broad consideration for social change as a research lens:
  • Rapid social change and the resulting diversification of life worlds are increasingly confronting social researchers with new social contexts and perspectives...thus research is increasingly forced to make use of inductive strategies instead of starting from theories and testing them...knowledge and practice are studied as local knowledge and practice. (Flick, 2002, p. 2)
• Consider your intrinsic motivation for pursuing your chosen research topic. In other words, ask yourself why you have chosen to pursue this topic.
• Consider how your intrinsic motivation aligns with Walden's mission of social change. In other words, to what social change do you hope the results of your study will contribute? As you consider this, recall the following directive: Think globally, act locally!
• Consider if there is anything else you would like to reflect on in this video journal entry.