Analyzing Social Policy: Multiple Perspectives for Critically Understanding and Evaluating PolicyJohn Wiley & Sons, 02.02.2011 - 336 Seiten From formulation to implementation, an approach to the analysis of social policy through the lens of research Analyzing Social Policy prepares professionals and students to make better informed decisions related to identifying and understanding the intricacies and potential impact of social policymaking and enactment on their organization as well as their individual responsibilities, goals, and objectives. Authors Mary Katherine O'Connor and F. Ellen Netting thoroughly examine various approaches to the analysis of social policies and how these approaches provide the knowledge, multiple perspectives, and other resources to understand and grasp the nuances of social policy in all its complexity. Comprehensive and based on research, Analyzing Social Policy explores:
Providing practitioners and students with a set of tools that can be used to enhance an understanding of what constitutes policy as well as acceptable standards for critical analysis of policy, this resource enables policy advocates—regardless of their level—to be political, strategic, and critical in their work. |
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Thinking of Policy Analysis as Research | |
Rational Policy Analysis | |
Applications of Rational Policy Analysis | |
Nonrational Policy Analysis | |
Applications in Nonrational Policy Analysis | |
Critical Policy Analysis | |
Applications in Critical Policy Analysis | |
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Analyzing Social Policy: Multiple Perspectives for Critically Understanding ... Mary Katherine O'Connor,F. Ellen Netting Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2010 |