MSW 521 Final Exam questions and
answers passed
Types of Policy Analysis - correct answer ✔✔Three different approaches to policy analysis:
product, process, and performance (the 3 P's)
Product (Policy Analysis) - correct answer ✔✔Studies of product focus on the actual content of
the policy
Process (Policy Analysis) - correct answer ✔✔Studies of process in social welfare policy focus on
dynamics of policy formulation
Performance (Policy Analysis) - correct answer ✔✔Performance studies are concerned with the
description and evaluation of the programmatic outcomes of policy choices. Analyses of
performance seek to measure the effects, effectiveness, and efficiency of social welfare
programs.
Descriptive Analysis (Product) - correct answer ✔✔Three different types of descriptive analyses:
content, choice, and comparative
Process Analysis - correct answer ✔✔Three types of process analysis: historical, social
constructionist, and implementation
Evaluation (Performance) - correct answer ✔✔- The evaluation of a policy focusses not on the
policy's content, development, or implementation, but on its performance.
- Performance can be evaluated from different perspectives including logical consistency,
empirically based effectiveness and efficiency, or ethical character.
answers passed
Types of Policy Analysis - correct answer ✔✔Three different approaches to policy analysis:
product, process, and performance (the 3 P's)
Product (Policy Analysis) - correct answer ✔✔Studies of product focus on the actual content of
the policy
Process (Policy Analysis) - correct answer ✔✔Studies of process in social welfare policy focus on
dynamics of policy formulation
Performance (Policy Analysis) - correct answer ✔✔Performance studies are concerned with the
description and evaluation of the programmatic outcomes of policy choices. Analyses of
performance seek to measure the effects, effectiveness, and efficiency of social welfare
programs.
Descriptive Analysis (Product) - correct answer ✔✔Three different types of descriptive analyses:
content, choice, and comparative
Process Analysis - correct answer ✔✔Three types of process analysis: historical, social
constructionist, and implementation
Evaluation (Performance) - correct answer ✔✔- The evaluation of a policy focusses not on the
policy's content, development, or implementation, but on its performance.
- Performance can be evaluated from different perspectives including logical consistency,
empirically based effectiveness and efficiency, or ethical character.
