scholarly journals Toward more effective regional networks : a multi-method study on top-down stimulated networks within the Dutch public-policy areas of education and employment

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Klaster
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Regional Networks ◽  
Education And Employment

Career Guidance: Living on the Edge of Public Policy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
John McCarthy ◽  
Tibor Bors Borbély-Pecze
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Evaluation Studies ◽  
National Level ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Economic Incentives ◽  
Policy Formation ◽  
Education And Employment

Public policy formation and implementation for career guidance provision are complex issues, not least because in most countries career guidance is a peripheral part of legislation for education, employment, and social inclusion. Policy solutions are compromises by nature. Regulations and economic incentives are the main policy instruments for career guidance provision, but there is often incoherence between the intentions of the regulations and the economic incentives provided for policy implementation. The intermediary organizations that serve to implement policy add significant variability to policy effects. International bodies and organizations have shown significant interest in the role of career guidance in education and employment policies through the undertaking of policy reviews, the formulation of recommendations for career guidance, and, in some cases, providing economic incentives to support their implementation. However, there is a dearth of evaluation studies of policy formation and implementation at the national level.

scholarly journals Text as Discourse: The Chinese in Canada in Historiographical Perspective

2008 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha J Scot
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
British Columbia ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historical Representations ◽  
Denise Chong ◽  
Compare And Contrast

As a historiographical analysis, this essay seeks to understand the idea of historical layering through the topic of Chinese immigration to Canada. It considers the following four works: In the Sea of Sterile Mountains: The Chinese in British Columbia (1974) by James Morton, White Canada Forever: Popular Attitudes and Public Policy Toward Orientals in British Columbia (1978) by W Peter Ward, From China to Canada: A History of the Chinese Communities in Canada (1982) by Harry Con et al., and The Concubine's Children (1994) by Denise Chong. It does so in an effort to compare and contrast their approaches with regard to consensus and specialist histories, top-down and bottom-up approaches, as well as passive and active historical representations.

scholarly journals Translating Public Policy: Enhancing the Applicability of Social Impact Techniques for Grassroots Community Groups

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-44
Author(s):  
Melissa Edwards ◽  
Nina Burridge ◽  
Hilary Yerbury
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Community Groups ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Holding Power ◽  
Tools And Techniques ◽  
And Control

This paper reports on an exploratory action research study designed to understand how grassroots community organisations engage in the measurement and reporting of social impact and how they demonstrate their social impact to local government funders. Our findings suggest that the relationships between small non-profit organisations, the communities they serve or represent and their funders are increasingly driven from the top down formalised practices. Volunteer-run grassroots organisations can be marginalized in this process. Members may lack awareness of funders’ strategic approaches or the formalized auditing and control requirements of funders mean grassroots organisations lose capacity to define their programs and projects. We conclude that, to help counter this trend, tools and techniques which open up possibilities for dialogue between those holding power and those seeking support are essential.

scholarly journals SWOT ANALYSIS OF MANUFACTURING UNIT PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE IN SMK NEGRI 7 SURABAYA INCREASING THE QUALITY OF GRADUATES

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-178
Author(s):  
Rintis Yona
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Production Performance ◽  
Business World ◽  
Policy Model ◽  
The Public ◽  
Education And Employment ◽  
The Impact

The impact is that many of the SMK, SMA and MA graduates have not been able to compete in the business world and in the Industrial world especially the SMK that dominates Surabaya's open unemployment rate of 11.74 percent, from the data indicating that there is a poor relationship between education and employment. The public policy model implemented in SMKs in Surabaya including SMK N 7 Surabaya is still centralized at the central of government. The impact of these policies is the implementation of policies that seem slow and not on target. The relationship between schools and business actors also does not work well if it is based on not absorbing graduates of SMK N 7 Surabaya in the fields of work around the school environment. This research intends to examine more deeply the public policy of the management of production units in SMKs and the models that can improve the management of SMK industrial units, where later than reporting these SMK production units becomes clear, it is hoped that the performance of these production units will also increase. The public policy evaluation model which is used as the basis for this research theory is to compare the results obtained with the objectives or targets of public policy determined to assess how far a public policy can produce results. Based on the research that has been done, a conclusion can be drawn that SMK N 7 Surabaya is in an unfavourable condition in using its internal strengths to overcome internal weaknesses. The public policy model in the management of the production unit of SMK 7 N Surabaya as a whole is in the good category with average scores, an average of 77.33%.

Beyond the Network Border: The Emergence of Regional “Meta-Networks” and Their Effects on Dutch Public-Policy Projects

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Klaster ◽  
Celeste Wilderom ◽  
Dennis Muntslag
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Goal Attainment ◽  
Interorganizational Networks ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Network Data ◽  
Regional Networks ◽  
Public Projects ◽  
Social Network Data ◽  
Network Research

Although network research typically examines whole networks, interorganizational networks are not isolated entities. This study focuses on overlapping regional networks that emerge as an unintentional result of an amalgamation of central governmental projects. We use archival, interview, and social network data and visualize the normally imperceptible meta-networks. Large and centralized meta-networks are found to stimulate goal attainment, while smaller, decentralized meta-networks have higher-quality relations. Both funders and network members who co-implement public projects should make good use of regional meta-networks. Therefore, future research on the determinants of successful decentralized projects should include the dynamics and effects of meta-networks.

Orphan Implementations of Public Policy for Conflict-Oriented Issues

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-63
Author(s):  
Shulamith Gertel Groome
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Frame Of Reference ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Field Level ◽  
High Level

This paper aims to broaden our understanding of public policy characterized by issues of non-consensus. The idea of flexible, independent administrative decision-making for a conflict-oriented policy-type is addressed in terms of chronological constructions of policy process. Distributions of limited resources are a source of public contention likely to draw ambiguous high-level policy decisions that lack practical administrative directives. Conflicting institutional, professional and stakeholder influences, at various levels of policy processes, illuminate circumstances fostering implementations incongruent with politically motivated macro-declarations. Yet, this does not necessarily represent failed policy. A reevaluation of administrative systems, by critical deconstruction of the dominant top-down discourse, provides a frame of reference for valid divergent implementations. A conceptual progression from field-level interpretation and adaptation of macro policy, initiatory orphan implementations emerge as policy itself. This revised bottom-up modality of the policy process implies a working balance of combined outputs, providing equitable outcome to serve largescale public interest.

scholarly journals PRONATEC COMO EXPRESSÃO DE POLÍTICA PÚBLICA BRASILEIRA: concepção, amplitude e reações

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 187
Author(s):  
Francilene do Rosário de Matos ◽  
Lucinete Marques Lima
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Class Struggle ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
National Program ◽  
Formation Model ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
Worker Training ◽  
Politica Publica ◽  
Education And Employment

O artigo analisa o Programa Nacional de Acesso ao Ensino Técnico e ao Emprego (Pronatec) como expressão da política de educação profissional no Brasil, instituído pela Lei nº 12.513, de 26 de outubro de 2011, no contexto das relações do modelo de reestruturação flexível do capitalismo com a doutrina neoliberal e disputas políticas pelas concepções de formação do trabalhador. Enfatiza objetivos declarados, formatação, propostas articuladoras de ações intersetoriais e abrangência. Discute concepções subjacentes no confronto com projetos de formação, incorporados nas reações de atores sociais (governo, parlamentares, movimentos sociais e organizações civis). Utiliza-se da pesquisa bibliográfica e documental. Conclui-se que o Pronatec apresenta ambiguidades e contradições entre suas diversas linhas de ação, não assimilando direção comum de modelo de formação, prevalecendo o modelo de formação taylorista-fordista na política expansionista. Ocorrem adesões e resistências relacionadas a modelos teóricos de formação em disputa na luta de classes por projetos de sociabilidade.Palavras-chave: Política pública. Educação profissional. Pronatec.PRONATEC AS AN EXPRESSION OF BRAZILIAN PUBLIC POLICY: conception, breadth and reactionsABSTRACTThe article analyzes the National Program of Access to Technical Education and Employment (Pronatec) as an expression of the professional education policy in Brazil, instituted by Law 12,513 of October 26, 2011, in the context of the relations of the flexible restructuring model of the Capitalism with the neoliberal doctrine and political disputes for the conceptions of worker training. It emphasizes purposes, formatting, proposals articulated of intersectoral actions and comprehensiveness. It discusses underlying conceptions in the confrontation with training projects, incorporated in the reactions of social actors (government, parliamentarians, social movements and civil organizations). It is used of the bibliographical and documentary research. It is concluded that the Pronatec presents ambiguities and contradictions between its several lines of action, not assimilating common direction of formation model, prevailing the Taylorist-Fordist formation model in the expansionist policy. There are adhesions and resistances related to theoretical models of training in dispute in the class struggle for sociability projects. Keywords: Public policy. Professional education. Pronatec.PRONATEC COMO EXPRESIÓN DE LA POLÍTICA PÚBLICA BRASILEÑA: concepto, alcance y reaccionesRESUMENEl artículo analiza el Programa Nacional de Acceso a la Educación Técnica y Empleo (Pronatec) como expresión de la política de formación profesional en el Brasil, establecido por la ley no. 12.513, 26 de octubre de 2011, en el contexto de las relaciones del modelo de reestructuración flexible del capitalismo con la doctrina neoliberal y los conflictos políticos por conceptos de formación del trabajador. Énfasis en objetivos declarados, formato, promotores de la intersectorial y alcance. Discute los conceptos subyacentes en confrontación con proyectos, en las reacciones de los actores sociales (Gobierno, parlamentarios, movimientos sociales y organizaciones civiles) del entrenamiento. Uso de la investigación bibliográfica y documental. Se concluye que el Pronatec presenta ambigüedades y contradicciones entre sus distintas líneas de acción, no asimilando el sentido común de modelo de formación, el modelo taylorista-fordista en la política expansionista. Se producen adherencias y resistencia relacionados con modelos teóricos de la formación en disputa en la lucha de clases para proyectos sociales.Palabras clave: Políticas públicas. Educación profesional. Pronatec.

Applied Ethics: What is Applied to What?

Utilitas ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Norman
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Applied Ethics ◽  
Practical Reasons ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Inside Out

This paper criticizes the conception of applied ethics as the top-down application of a theory to practical issues. It is argued that a theory such as utilitarianism cannot override our intuitive moral perceptions. We cannot be radically mistaken about the kinds of considerations which count as practical reasons, and it is the task of theoretical ethics to articulate the basic kinds of considerations which we appeal to in practical discussions. Dworkin's model of doing ethics ‘from the inside out’ is used to illustrate the appropriate role for theory in a broader sense. In conclusion, some sceptical questions are raised about how far theoretical ethics can contribute to public policy, especially if this requires a consensus.

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