Ending the Transformation before the Goal is Fulfilled: The Case of Head Start

IF 3.2 3区管理学 Q1 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Administration & Society Pub Date : 2023-01-24 DOI:10.1177/00953997221147225

Ilana Shpaizman

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Abstract

To make a comprehensive policy change, actors often turn to the gradual path where they introduce small-scale changes hoping that their accumulation will meet their goal over time. Nonetheless, they often stop the transformative process before meeting their original goal. This paper argues that this can be explained by policy learning. When actors learn from reliable information that the accumulation of the small-scale changes does not meet their expectations, they stop the transformative process. At the same time, the policy is not illuminated due to feedback effects and beliefs by the majority of actors that the small-scale changes are beneficial.

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在目标实现之前结束转型：领先案例

为了进行全面的政策变革，行动者通常会转向渐进的道路，在那里他们引入小规模的变革，希望随着时间的推移，他们的积累能够达到目标。尽管如此，他们往往在实现最初目标之前就停止了变革过程。本文认为，这可以用政策学习来解释。当行动者从可靠的信息中了解到小规模变革的积累没有达到他们的预期时，他们就会停止变革进程。与此同时，由于反馈效应和大多数参与者认为小规模变化是有益的，因此该政策没有得到阐明。

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Administration & Society PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-

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4.50

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4.30%

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期刊介绍： Administration & Society seeks to further the understanding of public and human service organizations, their administrative processes, and their effect on society. The journal publishes empirically oriented research reports and theoretically specific articles that synthesize or contribute to the advancement of understanding and explanation in these fields. Of particular interest are (1) studies that analyze the effects of the introduction of administrative strategies, programs, change interventions, and training; and (2) studies of intergroup, interorganizational, and organization-environment relationships and policy processes.