Enlightenment Webquest - Process
Process
As a public policy analyst, you need to develop the following policy skills:
- Defining the social problem
- Gather evidence to support the existence of the problem
- Determine the causes and factors contributing to the problem
- Evaluate the policy
- Comparative Analysis
Developing these skills will help you fill out the five worksheets due as part of the second task.
1. IDENTIFY A SOCIAL PROBLEM IN THE WORLD
- What social problems are affecting people in the world? These problems can include environmental, political, or health concerns.
- [http://www.classroomexplorations.org
/wiki/images/d/d7/Enlightworksheet1.pdf Worksheet #1 - Identify the Problem]
2. GATHER EVIDENCE OF THE SOCIAL PROBLEM
- How do you know that this social problem exists?
- [http://www.classroomexplorations.org
/wiki/images/3/3c/Enlightenmentworksheet2.pdf Worksheet #2 - Gather the Evidence]
3. DETERMINE THE CAUSES AND FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROBLEM
- Why is this problem happening? Look at all sides to the problem.
- [http://www.classroomexplorations.org
/wiki/images/8/8c/Enlightenmentworksheet3.pdf Worksheet #3 - Determine the Causes]
- Discuss whether your policy will succeed. If not, discuss alternative solutions.
- [http://www.classroomexplorations.org
/wiki/images/2/2a/Enlightenmentworksheet4.pdf Worksheet #4 - Evaluate the Policy]
5. COMPARE YOUR SOCIAL PROBLEM WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM THAT HAS EXISTED IN THE WORLD
- How are these two problems similar? Is your proposed policy similar to the way in which this other problem was solved?
- [http://www.classroomexplorations.org
/wiki/images/4/41/Enlightenmentworksheet5.pdf Worksheet 5 - Comparative Analysis]