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Book Review: Social Changes In A Global World By Ulrike Schuerkens, Ligia E. Toutant
Book Review: Social Changes In A Global World By Ulrike Schuerkens, Ligia E. Toutant
Journal of Sustainable Social Change
Walden University’s social change approach is an essential part of its vision and is transmitted through the academic work and knowledge of its graduates, who are trained to find solutions to critical societal challenges in pursuit of advancing the greater global good. Schuerkens’ Social Changes in a Global World can serve as a compendium for the Walden family and others interested in this topic. The author examines how social transformations and changes are connected to issues of power and political influence; how transformations and changes have been influenced by concepts of modernity, progress, and rationalization; how transformations and changes differ …
The Relationship Between Social Change Involvement And Education, Michelle S. Brown, Beate Baltes
The Relationship Between Social Change Involvement And Education, Michelle S. Brown, Beate Baltes
Journal of Sustainable Social Change
Positive social change is part of Walden University’s mission. As such, the institution sponsored the Social Change Impact Report, which includes data from three online surveys that investigated participants’ experiences with social change because factors related to involvement in social action to improve the lives of individuals and communities are not fully known. Data were collected from the Social Change Impact Report to examine the relationship between the level of education an individual has achieved and how they rate the importance of and the involvement in positive social change activities. Results of chi square and analysis of variance indicated …