Order Number |
636738393092 |
Type of Project |
ESSAY |
Writer Level |
PHD VERIFIED |
Format |
APA |
Academic Sources |
10 |
Page Count |
3-12 PAGES |
Article Review Guidelines
3 Required for Semester
This assignment will help students become more knowledgeable of the social welfare policy literature,
as well as other professional literature. Each student will obtain and review 3 Journal Articles related
to their legislative or policy interest. These articles should also assist students with their other
assignments including the Policy Brief or Research Paper and the Panel Presentation.
1) Use the UNT library database or other academic or professional database to search for
appropriate peer- reviewed articles related to your topic. The article should be of sufficient
depth to be critiqued.
2) Summarize in a narrative format the findings from each article your review. Not articles will
contain all of the information listed below, but use the Policy Analysis format from your
textbook (McNutt and Hoefer, 2021)
a. Verify and define the problem: What is the history of the problem? How is it defined?
How widespread is the problem? Who is effected? Are there alternative definitions?
b. Establish evaluation criteria: How is data collected about the problem? What are the
theories? What are the experiences of people dealing with the situation caused by the
problem? What are the goals?
c. Identify alternative policies: What are viable ways of dealing with the problem? What
is nothing is done?
d. Evaluate alternative policies: What is more effective? What costs the least? Which is
easier to implement? Are there consequences form implementing one alternative over
the other?
e. Display and distinguish among alternatives: matrix of choices; political and value
implications; Decision maker selects from the choices
f. Implement and monitor: Taking a plan and making it a real program. Creating a setting
and putting the policy in to practice. Evaluating the results
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How does the article reflect some of these issues? Be sure to specify which issues the article
addresses, as well as summarizing what you have read or learned from the article.
3) Provide a reference formatted correctly In APA citation for the article used. Also, submit link to
the actual article used or upload a copy of the article with your assignment.
4) Submit the narrative, citation , and link in the Assignment on Canvas.