Assignment: As an Agent of Social Change, What can I do?

This application assignment is designed to help you formulate a response to your challenge (Low-income families with young children in early childhood education)and develop goals with regard to what you want to accomplish.

To prepare for your Application Assignment proceed as follows.

Part 1: Your Statement of Intent:

Develop a statement that encapsulates your intent in a sentence or two.( For instance, "I intend to positively impact children who are going hungry in my community.") Your statement of Intent should not include any specific goals.

Part 2: Current Contexts
Research how other organizations, governments, agencies, and people in your country - and possibly around the world - are currently addressing this challenge(Low-income families with young children in early childhood education): How are they responding+ Identify at least three sources that add insight and knowledge about this challenge: You will us this information to help you formulate your response and develop goals that articulate what you want to accomplish. As you work on this portion of your Capstone Project, consider that you may not need to come up with a unique solution. You may find ideas, programs, and/or efforts that are already working that you could adopt, modify, or transform. You may decide to apply information you have learned and thought about in a new way to address the challenge you have chosen.

If necessary, refine and update your challenge and modify your ideal community of practice based on the research you just completed. My challenge is Low-income families with young children in early childhood education. ( Cite the sources that impacted your thinking).

Evaluate the new information and insights you gained through your research and begin thinking about possible responses you might develop for this challenge. Ask yourself: What have I learned from exploring the contemporary context of my challenge?

As an advocate of social change, what impact do I want to have and for what reasons?

Part 3: Your Statement of Response and Goals.

What is your response to this challenge? Revise your challenge as necessary. Create a statement of Response to your issue/challenge, written in the form of an "I" statement. ((For example: "In order to response to hunger in my community and positively impact the well-being of young children and their families, I will ...").

Articulate at least three specific goals that reflect what you want to accomplish.
Cite at least five sources that informed your thinking ((Using APA).

Submit:
* A summary of what you learned from current research related to your challenge.

*Your response as detailed above:

*Your challenge and community of practice (revised if necessary).

*Your statement of Intent

*Your Statement of Response

* At least three goals related to your response

*At least three sources that informed your thinking (Cited in APA format).