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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| An Overview of Social Policy Analysis | |
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| Necessary Groundwork | |
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| Identifying Definitions and Forms of Policy | |
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| Recognizing Levels and Scope of Social Policies | |
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| Conceptualizing Policy Analysis | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Thinking of Policy Analysis as Research | |
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| The Role of Research in Guiding Policy Analysis | |
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| What Constitutes Research? | |
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| Focusing the Policy Analysis | |
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| An Expansive View of Policy Analysis Research | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Service, Engagement, and Volunteerism: What's the Policy All About? | |
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| Rational Policy Analysis | |
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| Reason and Rationality | |
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| Rational Assumptions of the Positivist/Postpositivist Paradigm | |
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| Rational Models of Policy Analysis | |
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| How to Assess the Degree to Which an Analysis Approach is Rational | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Applications of Rational Policy Analysis | |
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| Using the Chambers and Wedel Policy/Program Analytical Framework | |
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| Using Jansson's Six-Step Policy Analysis Framework | |
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| Using Huttman's Policy Analysis Model | |
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| Using Holcomb and Nightingale's Implementation Analysis Model | |
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| Using Segal and Bruzuzy's Questions for Social Welfare Policy Analysis | |
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| Discussion | |
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| Concluding Remarks About Rational Policy Analysis | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Nonrational Policy Analysis | |
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| Reason and Nonrationality | |
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| Nonrational Assumptions of the Interpretivist/Constructivist Paradigm | |
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| Nonrational Approaches to Policy Analysis | |
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| How to Assess the Degree to Which an Analysis Approach is Nonrational | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Applications in Nonrational Policy Analysis | |
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| Using Stone's Policy Paradox Approach | |
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| Using Kingdon's Policy Primeval Soup or Garbage Can Approach | |
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| Using Prigmore and Atherton's Policy Analysis Approach | |
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| Using Guba's Policy-in-Action Approach | |
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| Using an Impact-Analysis Approach | |
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| Discussion | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Critical Policy Analysis | |
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| Reason in Radicality | |
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| Assumptions of the Critical Paradigm | |
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| Critical Approaches to Policy Analysis | |
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| How to Assess the Degree to Which an Analysis Approach is Critical | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Applications in Critical Policy Analysis | |
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| Using Marx's Historical or Dialectical Method | |
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| Analyzing Cultural Responsiveness in Policy Formulation at the Organizational Level | |
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| Using Lejano's Normative Policy Analysis | |
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| Using Moser's Approach to Gender Policy Implementation | |
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| Using Schiele's Afrocentric Framework of Policy Analysis | |
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| Discussion | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Epilogue | |
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| References | |
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| About the Authors | |
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| Author Index | |
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| Subject Index | |