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…mehr
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: * An overview of the practice of social policy analysis * The role of research in guiding policy analysis * The idea of policy analyses as research * Themes, assumptions, and major theories that undergird rational models of policy analysis * Nonrational themes, assumptions, and major theories informing nontraditional interpretive and critical approaches to policy analysis * Strategies for applying selected models and approaches when engaging in policy analysis as research 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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Mary Katherine O'Connor, MSW, PhD, is a Professor in the School of Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University where she has taught in the MSW and PhD programs for over twenty years. She has authored or coauthored numerous books, chapters, and journal articles in the areas of public child welfare practice, services to street children, and qualitative research method development. F. Ellen Netting, MSSW, PhD, is a Professor of Social Work and Samuel S. Wurtzel Chair at Virginia Commonwealth University where she teaches in the BSW, MSW, and PhD programs. She has authored or coauthored numerous books, chapters, and journal articles in the areas of health and human service delivery issues for frail elders, as well as nonprofit management concerns.
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Foreword xi Preface xv Acknowledgments xxiii 1 An Overview of Social Policy Analysis 1 Necessary Groundwork 2 Identifying Definitions and Forms of Policy 10 Recognizing Levels and Scope of Social Policies 19 Conceptualizing Policy Analysis 28 Conclusion 34 Discussion Questions 35 2 Thinking of Policy Analysis as Research 36 The Role of Research in Guiding Policy Analysis 37 What Constitutes Research? 41 Focusing the Policy Analysis 46 An Expansive View of Policy Analysis Research 53 Conclusion 60 Discussion Questions 61 Case Study 63 Service, Engagement, and Volunteerism: What's the Policy All About? 63 3 Rational Policy Analysis 75 Reason and Rationality 76 Rational Assumptions of the Positivist/Postpositivist Paradigm 78 Rational Models of Policy Analysis 79 How to Assess the Degree to Which an Analysis Approach is Rational 99 Conclusion 102 Discussion Questions 103 4 Applications of Rational Policy Analysis 104 Using the Chambers and Wedel Policy/Program Analytical Framework 106 Using Jansson's Six-Step Policy Analysis Framework 111 Using Huttman's Policy Analysis Model 115 Using Holcomb and Nightingale's Implementation Analysis Model 123 Using Segal and Bruzuzy's Questions for Social Welfare Policy Analysis 128 Discussion 134 Concluding Remarks About Rational Policy Analysis 135 Discussion Questions 136 5 Nonrational Policy Analysis 137 Reason and Nonrationality 137 Nonrational Assumptions of the Interpretivist/Constructivist Paradigm 139 Nonrational Approaches to Policy Analysis 142 How to Assess the Degree to Which an Analysis Approach is Nonrational 165 Conclusion 168 Discussion Questions 169 6 Applications in Nonrational Policy Analysis 170 Using Stone's Policy Paradox Approach 172 Using Kingdon's Policy Primeval Soup or Garbage Can Approach 182 Using Prigmore and Atherton's Policy Analysis Approach 188 Using Guba's Policy-in-Action Approach 193 Using an Impact-Analysis Approach 197 Discussion 202 Conclusion 204 Discussion Questions 204 7 Critical Policy Analysis 206 Reason in Radicality 207 Assumptions of the Critical Paradigm 208 Critical Approaches to Policy Analysis 210 How to Assess the Degree to Which an Analysis Approach is Critical 232 Conclusion 236 Discussion Questions 237 8 Applications in Critical Policy Analysis 238 Using Marx's Historical or Dialectical Method 241 Analyzing Cultural Responsiveness in Policy Formulation at the Organizational Level 248 Using Lejano's Normative Policy Analysis 254 Using Moser's Approach to Gender Policy Implementation 260 Using Schiele's Afrocentric Framework of Policy Analysis 265 Discussion 271 Conclusion 273 Discussion Questions 273 Epilogue 275 References 285 About the Authors 293 Author Index 295 Subject Index 299
Foreword xi Preface xv Acknowledgments xxiii 1 An Overview of Social Policy Analysis 1 Necessary Groundwork 2 Identifying Definitions and Forms of Policy 10 Recognizing Levels and Scope of Social Policies 19 Conceptualizing Policy Analysis 28 Conclusion 34 Discussion Questions 35 2 Thinking of Policy Analysis as Research 36 The Role of Research in Guiding Policy Analysis 37 What Constitutes Research? 41 Focusing the Policy Analysis 46 An Expansive View of Policy Analysis Research 53 Conclusion 60 Discussion Questions 61 Case Study 63 Service, Engagement, and Volunteerism: What's the Policy All About? 63 3 Rational Policy Analysis 75 Reason and Rationality 76 Rational Assumptions of the Positivist/Postpositivist Paradigm 78 Rational Models of Policy Analysis 79 How to Assess the Degree to Which an Analysis Approach is Rational 99 Conclusion 102 Discussion Questions 103 4 Applications of Rational Policy Analysis 104 Using the Chambers and Wedel Policy/Program Analytical Framework 106 Using Jansson's Six-Step Policy Analysis Framework 111 Using Huttman's Policy Analysis Model 115 Using Holcomb and Nightingale's Implementation Analysis Model 123 Using Segal and Bruzuzy's Questions for Social Welfare Policy Analysis 128 Discussion 134 Concluding Remarks About Rational Policy Analysis 135 Discussion Questions 136 5 Nonrational Policy Analysis 137 Reason and Nonrationality 137 Nonrational Assumptions of the Interpretivist/Constructivist Paradigm 139 Nonrational Approaches to Policy Analysis 142 How to Assess the Degree to Which an Analysis Approach is Nonrational 165 Conclusion 168 Discussion Questions 169 6 Applications in Nonrational Policy Analysis 170 Using Stone's Policy Paradox Approach 172 Using Kingdon's Policy Primeval Soup or Garbage Can Approach 182 Using Prigmore and Atherton's Policy Analysis Approach 188 Using Guba's Policy-in-Action Approach 193 Using an Impact-Analysis Approach 197 Discussion 202 Conclusion 204 Discussion Questions 204 7 Critical Policy Analysis 206 Reason in Radicality 207 Assumptions of the Critical Paradigm 208 Critical Approaches to Policy Analysis 210 How to Assess the Degree to Which an Analysis Approach is Critical 232 Conclusion 236 Discussion Questions 237 8 Applications in Critical Policy Analysis 238 Using Marx's Historical or Dialectical Method 241 Analyzing Cultural Responsiveness in Policy Formulation at the Organizational Level 248 Using Lejano's Normative Policy Analysis 254 Using Moser's Approach to Gender Policy Implementation 260 Using Schiele's Afrocentric Framework of Policy Analysis 265 Discussion 271 Conclusion 273 Discussion Questions 273 Epilogue 275 References 285 About the Authors 293 Author Index 295 Subject Index 299
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