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PUA 726Policy Analysis
Spring 2009
Dawn BarlowShane DillonLynn HunsingerTed LendisNeo VidalWendy Yada
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Policy Environment Goals and Objectives Research Questions Methodology and Data Collection Analysis Summary Questions and Feedback
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Political influences within the southern Nevada community
Multiple local government entities operating within a large metropolitan areas
Current local economic conditions and budget considerations
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The overall study is intended to conduct exploratory research on whether or not local planning departments within the southern Nevada region use policy analysis.
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Do department heads of planning and development in local government agencies within the southern Nevada region use policy analysis?
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Conduct interviews with department heads of planning and development departments within local government agencies
Literature review
Internet and local government websites
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Exploratory, inductive research Qualitative research Identify common themes and trends
obtained from interviews Identify possible quantitative statistics
and units of analysis at agency level
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Determine to what extent policy analysis is used in planning and development local government.
Add to the body of research on how policy analysis is used within local governments and/or provide recommendations for further research.
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