Social Experimentation And Public Policymaking
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Social Experimentation And Public Policymaking
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Author : David H. Greenberg
language : en
Publisher: The Urban Insitute
Release Date : 2003
Social Experimentation And Public Policymaking written by David H. Greenberg and has been published by The Urban Insitute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Political Science categories.
Social experimentation randomly assigns individuals or groups to coverage by the policy of interest or a control group and then the groups are compared in terms of outcome. Greenberg (economics, U. of Maryland), Linksz (mathematics, science, and engineering, Community College of Baltimore County), and Mandell (policy sciences, U. of Maryland) seek to assess whether the substantial investment in social experimentation in the United States has resulted in significant public policy changes. After explaining the general concepts behind social experimentation, they analyze five case studies and determine that they are not of decisive importance in state policy making, but they often serve useful purposes of policy formation. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Social Experimentation Program Evaluation And Public Policy
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Author : Maureen A. Pirog
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2009-04-27
Social Experimentation Program Evaluation And Public Policy written by Maureen A. Pirog and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-27 with Political Science categories.
This volume provides a single collection some of the best articles on social experimentation and program evaluation that have appeared in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JPAM). Provides exposure to a variety of well-executed social experiments and evaluations for evidence-based public policy Examines the theory and conduct of evaluations and social experiments as they relate to their practical implementation in evidence-based policy making Provides exposure to the fundamental issues surrounding the conduct of evaluations as well as to the relative merits of social experiments and the ethics and use of evaluations
Social Experimentation And Public Policymaking
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Author : David H. Greenberg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Social Experimentation And Public Policymaking written by David H. Greenberg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Evaluation research (Social action programs) categories.
The Oxford Handbook Of Public Policy
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Author : Michael Moran
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2008-06-12
The Oxford Handbook Of Public Policy written by Michael Moran and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-12 with Political Science categories.
This is part of a ten volume set of reference books offering authoritative and engaging critical overviews of the state of political science. This work explores the business end of politics, where theory meets practice in the pursuit of public good.
Evidence Based Policymaking
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Author : Karen Bogenschneider
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2011-01-11
Evidence Based Policymaking written by Karen Bogenschneider and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-11 with Family & Relationships categories.
This book is for those who believe that good government should be based on hard evidence, and that research and policy ought to go hand-in-hand. Unfortunately, no such bond exists. Rather, there is a substantial gap, some say chasm, between the production of knowledge and its utilization. Despite much contrary evidence, the authors propose there is a way of doing public policy in a more reflective manner, and that a hunger for evidence and objectivity does exist. The book is pragmatic, drawing on advice from some of the best and brightest informants from both the research and policy communities. In their own voices, researchers provide incisive analysis about how to bridge the research/policy divide, and policymakers provide insights about why they use research, what kind is most useful, where they seek it, and how they screen its quality. The book breaks through stereotypes about what policymakers are like, and provides an insiders’ view of how the policy process really works. Readers will learn what knowledge, skills, approaches, and attitudes are needed to take research findings from the laboratory to lawmaking bodies, and how to evaluate one’s success in doing so. The book’s balance between theory and practice will appeal to students in graduate and upper-level undergraduate courses in family studies and family policy, educational policy, law, political science, public administration, public health, social work, and sociology. This book will also be of interest to researchers who want to bring their ideas into policy debate and to those who work with policymakers to advance an evidence-based policy agenda.
Public Program Evaluation
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Author : Laura Langbein
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-12-18
Public Program Evaluation written by Laura Langbein and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-18 with Philosophy categories.
This readable and comprehensive text is designed to equip students and practitioners with the statistical skills needed to meet government standards regarding public program evaluation. Even those with little statistical training will find the explanations clear, with many illustrative examples, case studies, and applications. Far more than a cookbook of statistical techniques, the book begins with chapters on the overall context for successful program evaluations, and carefully explains statistical methods--and threats to internal and statistical validity--that correspond to each evaluation design. Laura Langbein then presents a variety of methods for program analysis, and advise readers on how to select the mix of methods most appropriate for the issues they deal with-- always balancing methodology with the need for generality, the size of the evaluator's budget, the availability of data, and the need for quick results.
The Punishment Imperative
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Author : Todd R. Clear
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2015-09-04
The Punishment Imperative written by Todd R. Clear and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-04 with Law categories.
Clear and Frost chart the rise of penal severity in the U.S. and the forces necessary to end it Over the last 40 years, the US penal system has grown at an unprecedented rate—five times larger than in the past and grossly out of scale with the rest of the world. In The Punishment Imperative, eminent criminologists Todd R. Clear and Natasha A. Frost argue that America’s move to mass incarceration from the 1960s to the early 2000s was more than just a response to crime or a collection of policies adopted in isolation; it was a grand social experiment. Tracing a wide array of trends related to the criminal justice system, this book charts the rise of penal severity in America and speculates that a variety of forces—fiscal, political, and evidentiary—have finally come together to bring this great social experiment to an end. The authors stress that while the doubling of the crime rate in the late 1960s represented one of the most pressing social problems at the time, it was instead the way crime posed a political problem—and thereby offered a political opportunity—that became the basis for the great rise in punishment. Clear and Frost contend that the public’s growing realization that the severe policies themselves, not growing crime rates, were the main cause of increased incarceration eventually led to a surge of interest in taking a more rehabilitative, pragmatic, and cooperative approach to dealing with criminal offenders that still continues to this day. Part historical study, part forward-looking policy analysis, The Punishment Imperative is a compelling study of a generation of crime and punishment in America.
Field Experiments In Political Science And Public Policy
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Author : Peter John
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-01-06
Field Experiments In Political Science And Public Policy written by Peter John and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-06 with Political Science categories.
Field experiments -- randomized controlled trials -- have become ever more popular in political science, as well as in other disciplines, such as economics, social policy and development. Policy-makers have also increasingly used randomization to evaluate public policies, designing trials of tax reminders, welfare policies and international aid programs to name just a few of the interventions tested in this way. Field experiments have become successful because they assess causal claims in ways that other methods of evaluation find hard to emulate. Social scientists and evaluators have rediscovered how to design and analyze field experiments, but they have paid much less attention to the challenges of organizing and managing them. Field experiments pose unique challenges and opportunities for the researcher and evaluator which come from working in the field. The research experience can be challenging and at times hard to predict. This book aims to help researchers and evaluators plan and manage their field experiments so they can avoid common pitfalls. It is also intended to open up discussion about the context and backdrop to trials so that these practical aspects of field experiments are better understood. The book sets out ten steps researchers can use to plan their field experiments, then nine threats to watch out for when they implement them. There are cases studies of voting and political participation, elites, welfare and employment, nudging citizens, and developing countries.
The Digest Of Social Experiments
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Author : David H. Greenberg
language : en
Publisher: The Urban Insitute
Release Date : 2004
The Digest Of Social Experiments written by David H. Greenberg and has been published by The Urban Insitute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Political Science categories.
"Contains brief summaries of 240 known completed social experiments. Each summary outlines the cost and time frame of the demonstration, the treatments tested, outcomes of interest, sample sizes and target population, research components, major findings, important methodological limitations and design issues encountered, and other relevant topics. In addition, very brief outlines of 21 experiments and one quasi experiment still in progress [as of April 2003] are also provided"--p. 3.
Public Program Evaluation
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Author : Laura Irwin Langbein
language : en
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Release Date : 2006
Public Program Evaluation written by Laura Irwin Langbein and has been published by M.E. Sharpe this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Business & Economics categories.
Chapters include: "Performance measurement and benchmarking", "Designing useful surveys for evaluation" and "Defensible program evaluations".