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ERIC Number: EJ308278
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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The Effect of Definitions of "Policy" on the Nature and Outcomes of Policy Analysis.
Guba, Egon G.
Educational Leadership, v42 n2 p63-70 Oct 1984
Presents eight definitions of "policy" that are implied in the literature and, by applying these definitions in three policy arenas, notes their differential effects in terms of policy questions, data collected, data sources, methodology, and policy products. (MLF)
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Policy, Policy Formation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Researchers; Policymakers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Data Interpretation; Policy Analysis