{"product_id":"analyzing-social-policy-isbn-9780470452035","title":"Analyzing Social Policy","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom formulation to implementation, an approach to the analysis of social policy through the lens of research\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnalyzing Social Policy\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthors 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComprehensive and based on research, Analyzing Social Policy explores:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn overview of the practice of social policy analysis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe role of research in guiding policy analysis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe idea of policy analyses as research\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eThemes, assumptions, and major theories that undergird rational models of policy analysis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eNonrational themes, assumptions, and major theories informing nontraditional interpretive and critical approaches to policy analysis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategies for applying selected models and approaches when engaging in policy analysis as research\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eProviding 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 An Overview of Social Policy Analysis 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNecessary Groundwork 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentifying Definitions and Forms of Policy 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecognizing Levels and Scope of Social Policies 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConceptualizing Policy Analysis 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Thinking of Policy Analysis as Research 36\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Research in Guiding Policy Analysis 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Constitutes Research? 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocusing the Policy Analysis 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Expansive View of Policy Analysis Research 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eService, Engagement, and Volunteerism: What’s the Policy All About? 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Rational Policy Analysis 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReason and Rationality 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRational Assumptions of the Positivist\/Postpositivist Paradigm 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRational Models of Policy Analysis 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Assess the Degree to Which an Analysis Approach is Rational 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Applications of Rational Policy Analysis 104\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing the Chambers and Wedel Policy\/Program Analytical Framework 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Jansson’s Six-Step Policy Analysis Framework 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Huttman’s Policy Analysis Model 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Holcomb and Nightingale’s Implementation Analysis Model 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Segal and Bruzuzy’s Questions for Social Welfare Policy Analysis 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding Remarks About Rational Policy Analysis 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Nonrational Policy Analysis 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReason and Nonrationality 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNonrational Assumptions of the Interpretivist\/Constructivist Paradigm 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNonrational Approaches to Policy Analysis 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Assess the Degree to Which an Analysis Approach is Nonrational 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Applications in Nonrational Policy Analysis 170\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Stone’s Policy Paradox Approach 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Kingdon’s Policy Primeval Soup or Garbage Can Approach 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Prigmore and Atherton’s Policy Analysis Approach 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Guba’s Policy-in-Action Approach 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing an Impact-Analysis Approach 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Critical Policy Analysis 206\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReason in Radicality 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssumptions of the Critical Paradigm 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical Approaches to Policy Analysis 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Assess the Degree to Which an Analysis Approach is Critical 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Applications in Critical Policy Analysis 238\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Marx’s Historical or Dialectical Method 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalyzing Cultural Responsiveness in Policy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormulation at the Organizational Level 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Lejano’s Normative Policy Analysis 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Moser’s Approach to Gender Policy Implementation 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Schiele’s Afrocentric Framework of Policy Analysis 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 299\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eMary Katherine O'Connor\u003c\/b\u003e, 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.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eF. Ellen Netting\u003c\/b\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eFrom formulation to implementation, an approach to the analysis of social policy through the lens of research\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnalyzing Social Policy\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthors Mary Katherine O'Connor and F. 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