SW201 Policy Practice & Advocacy II

Schram

Spring 2007

Policy/Program Evaluation

Provide an evaluation of the implementation of a public policy or a specific program related to a policy area. This is commonly called a program evaluation. You can focus on any type of program evaluation you wish to, such as a process, impact, or cost-benefit evaluation (the latter is often called a program evaluation when it is really just one type). You can offer a combination of all types. The choice is entirely up to you.

Your evaluation can rely on existing evaluations. If there are none for your program, then provide an analysis of what you think would be a good evaluation for that program.

In addition to your evaluation, provide an assessment of the idea of using quantitative measures for evaluating social welfare programs. Also, discuss whether or not performance measurement would improve the implementation of the policy you are evaluating, why or why not and what measures or benchmarks, qualitative or quantitative, would help make for implementation that would lead to a better program.

Conclude by suggesting how your evaluation empowers clients to address their concerns about the program in question.

Papers should be 7-9 pages, typewritten double-spaced with a separate title page that, as I always ask, has an interesting title. It’s really important!

The paper is due to me by May 8th.