Reading Assignment

• See Course Syllabus.

Learning Objectives

After completing the reading assignments and this Study Guide lesson you should be able to achieve the following objectives:

• Define public policy implementation, Stage 5 of the stages heuristic model.
• Explain why consideration should be given to the constraints and challenges of policy implementation during the policy formulation stage.
• Explain who the major policy actor is during the policy implementation stage and explain why.
• Identify and describe three major challenges and pitfalls of the policy implementation stage of the policy process.
• Define public policy evaluation, Stage 6 of the stages heuristic model.
• Identify and explain four key types of policy evaluation as discussed by Theodoulou and Kofinis, 2004.
• Identify and explain seven important barriers to effective policy evaluation as outlined by Peters, 2007.
• Explain the significant differences between internal and external policy evaluators.
• Define public policy change and termination, Stage 7 of the stages heuristic model.
• Identify and describe at least five of the eleven factors frequently cited as necessitating policy change as enumerated by Theodoulou and Kofinis, 2004.
• Explain why policy termination is so rare.