U3A1 – Defining the Problem<\/b><\/p>\n
Lesson expectation:<\/p>\n
1. Understand the policy change cycle.<\/p>\n
2. Understand what is meant by policy entrepreneur.<\/p>\n
3. Analyze the role of policy entrepreneurship in the cycle of public policy development.<\/p>\n
4. Apply a process for defining a public problem.<\/p>\n
Resource Reading:<\/p>\n
Crosby and Bryson – Chapter 5, “Policy Entrepreneurship and the Common Good” pages 156\u2013194.<\/p>\n
Identify the area of public concern that you plan to focus on for your final project. One of the skills of a leader, or as Crosby and Bryson describe it in the reading for this unit, a “policy entrepreneur,” is to be able to define a problem clearly so that a specific solution can be offered.<\/p>\n
In Exercise 5.1 on page 166 of your Crosby and Bryson text, you are provided with six steps to help you think about how to approach a public problem. Complete this exercise using your project topic as the focus.<\/p>\n
Writing Guidelines:<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Illustrates methods of applying leadership theories by critically analyzing and evaluating the causes of the problem.<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Identifies strategies for change based on leadership theories by critically evaluating potential policy remedies for the public concern in a diverse community.<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Critically evaluates how the problem might be redefined for leadership in the field to address existing policy subsystems, or create new ones, through the use of systems theory.<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Critically evaluates leadership theories and their evolution by specifying an ideal policy outcome and relating it to the policy concern.<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Demonstrates academic analysis in writing in a manner that creates clear, engaging, unique, and professionally relevant interpretation of the material.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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