Policy Creation and Evaluation [electronic resource] : Understanding Welfare Reform in the United States
Hoefer, Richard.
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
c2011.
This pocket guide will be useful to researchers as well as students in advanced social policy courses seeking to understand the two stages of policy-making, to develop policy, to be able to describe the impact of social policy on social problems.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 Social Policy Creation and Evaluation; Part I. Social Policy Creation; 2 Using the Historical Approach; 3 Using the Politics and Power Approach; 4 Using the "Rational Actor" Approach; Summary of the Three Models; Part II. Social Policy Evaluation; 5 Using Qualitative Methods to Understand What the Policy Did; 6 Using Quantitative Approaches to Understand What the Policy Did; 7 Using Mixed Methods to Understand What the Policy Did; 8 Conclusion: Using Social Policy Creation and Evaluation; Glossary; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q
RS; T; U; V; W; Z
This pocket guide will be useful to researchers as well as students in advanced social policy courses seeking to understand the two stages of policy-making, to develop policy, to be able to describe the impact of social policy on social problems.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Also issued in print format.