Guides to Democratic Citizenship
Maxwell Manual for Good Citizenship
This is a completely revised update of the third
edition of Public Policy Skills. That manual has been used to teach more
than 30,000 students at Syracuse University and in a college credit
course taught at more than 50 high schools as part of the academic
program of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, the
Number 1 school of public affairs in the country. Using this book and
taking a course basedon it prepares you to bring your heart and your
mind to solving the many problems that we face in the twenty-first
century. The book teaches students the essential components for public
policy analysis; how to get information from published sources and
individuals; how to survey stakeholders; formulate public policy;
examine costs and benefits of a policy; develop political strategies;
write a briefing paper; research and write a quantitative research
paper; among other skills. More >
Guide to NY State Government
This seventh edition brings you the who, where,
when, and how questions and answers about New York State government. An
excellent supplement to courses on New York State government and
institutional framework. Includes glossary and appendix on New York
State Executive, Judicial, Legislative, and Administrative departments
and offices. More >
Designs For Evaluating Social Programs-PS11
This manual introduces students to the basic
concepts and designs necessary to evaluate social programs. Activities
are provided to help students understand the factors jeopardizing
validity; distinguish various types of pre-experimental, experimental,
and quasi-experimental designs; and to select the best design for a
given program evaluation. More >
Political Analysis Through the Prince System – PS23
Introduces students to the elements of a widely
known and used system for making political forecasts and developing
political strategies. Students are introduced to the concept of a
political issue, to the key concepts of the ‘Prince System’, and to the
way in which the system can be applied to any type of political issue.
Included are applications of the system to historic issues, such as the
U.S. actions in Vietnam in the 1960s and the American Constitutional
Convention, as well as the role of politics in bureaucracies. More >
Vietnam War and Public Policy
The Development of U.S. policy on the Vietnam War
is a study in public policy analysis. To fully understand the how and
why of our involvement in the Vietnam War, we must first understand the
basics of public policy – how it is formed, altered and put into effect. More >
