Abstract
This study uses the design and passage of universal preschool in two states, Oklahoma and West Virginia, to present an alternative framework for understanding the policy process, Policymaking by Stealth, and demonstrate its usefulness both in expanding the understanding of the politics of public preschool and as a tool for social work policy practice. An overview of the current state of preschool policy in the United States and the political history of federal preschool policy is presented first to provide context to the analysis, followed by an introduction to the analytic framework, and then a formal analysis of the policy passage processes in the two states via the lens of Policymaking by Stealth. The contributions of this new framework to the study of the policy process in general and the practice of policymaking in complex political contexts are discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 332-350 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Journal of Policy Practice |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- policy practice
- policy process
- Policymaking by stealth
- public policy
- universal preschool
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science
- Public Administration