Many Policy analysts have devised different theories, models and concepts which assist them in understanding and analyzing the different components of the policy making and decision making processes. These theories and models play a very vital role in studying the public policy and suggesting the explanations for a particular policy action. These models set a guideline and road map for the policy makers and tell them where and how they want to proceed with a particular objective. Models also facilitate
EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAND TRAINING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING Key words Vocational education and training, skills development, policy evaluation, 1. INTRODUCTION The youth unemployment is a big challenge in South Africa and in many countries across the continent and the world. One of the factors that are contributing negatively on the youth unemployment is the lack of skills and experience. The high number of youth unemployment in South Africa
Development policy is defined as developmental policies which are aimed at successfully empowering people to exercise choices to have a say on the quality of life they would like to maintain. Sustainable development’s objective is to empower people to motivate them by becoming self-sustaining improvement in medium- to long-term life quality. This implies having a necessary logical systematic integration of development initiatives, resulting in a structural, functional and cultural consolidation of
Social Security History of the Program On August 14, 1935, then President Roosevelt signed the social Security Act into law. The pathway to get to this stage was difficult and somewhat combative. In order for one to have the full picture of what influenced the passage of the act, we need an understanding of the historical factors in play during this period. Houser, Rosacker (2014) indicated that the country was experiencing that was described as The Great Depression, she provided statistics indicating
is about the development of social welfare in Hong Kong before the change in sovereignty in 1997, which is divided into four stages. The main factors affecting the development of social welfare in Hong Kong before 1997 will then be discussed. There are four phases in the history of social policy in Hong Kong before 1997. They are Residual social policy, Partial social policy, The Big Bang Social Policy, and The Incremental Social policy Phase 1 is Residual Social policy, which was between 1842 to
Rational choice theory argues by the maximization of utility- which means a state first identifies and priorities its foreign policy goals (short term or long term goals) and then identifies and select from the means available to it which fulfills its aims with the least cost. It suggests that states often prefer cooperation to conflict and that in fact they have already constructed a ‘society of states’ . Given the wide scope of problems and possibility that the term rationality invokes, four fundamental
Colonialism has impacted greatly on social, economic and political behaviours of Nigeria elite and that have equally affected the present generation of Nigerian’s. Because of Nigeria’s experience as a British colony, the political and international orientation of Nigeria’s policy and decision makers are greatly influenced by western concepts and sympathies. Consequently, most foreign policy decisions taken considerably bear in mind the interest of the colonial masters since independence some tangible
ramifications is a serious threat to any country’s national interest and foreign policy as it has both direct and indirect effects on international business (IB). It could be noted that
The United Stated criminal justice system maintains the social and economic class divisions, by suppressing the blacks, therefore leading to social inequality and lack of opportunities for the black population. It is for this reason that I believe that mass incarceration is a result of social control and economic hierarchy that exists
Statistics is a quick developing subject. From its origin, it is being utilized as a tool for analysis. In ancient times, the state was utilizing Statistics to keep distinctive authoritative and monetary records. These records relate to stock of wealth, death rate, birth rate, assets, age and gender dispersion in the population. Statistics were of tremendous help to policy formation and administration. Statistics refers to methods that involves gathering, collection, presentation, interpreting and