希望透過本課程的訓練讓同學有實際進行政策評估分析的能力I hope that through the training of this course, students will have the ability to conduct policy evaluation and analysis in practice.
政策評估是透過有系統的社會研究程序來評估社會干預計畫的概念、設計、執行與效果。政策評估方法的發展可回溯到1930年代。當時的美國，隨著政府的職能的擴張，公部門的支出日增，各種有關社會改造的計畫也一再地推出，如羅斯福總統的新政 (New Deal)、以及詹森總統的大社會 (Great Society) 等。然而，許多基於「大政府」(big government) 的理念所提出的計畫最後未能達成其原來的目的，無效率地浪費了許多公帑。在如此的背景之下，導致政策評估的重要性逐漸受各界重視。
據學者估計，美國聯邦政府在1969年至1980年間，政策評估的經費由一千七百萬美元暴增至一億八千萬美元。除去大規模的花費之外，有關政策評估的學術研究與分析工具也都有蓬勃的發展。本課程首先針對政策評估的概念與發展的歷史進行介紹。隨後，討論的重心在於針對不同類型的政策評估類型，探究其運用的場合、方式、基本假設與限制。
Policy evaluation is to evaluate the concept, design, execution and effects of social planning through systematic social research procedures. The development of policy evaluation methods can be traced back to the 1930s. At that time, with the expansion of government's responsibilities, the public sector's spending increased day by day, and various plans for social transformation were introduced again and again, such as President Roosevelt's New Deal and President Jensen's Great Society. However, many of the plans based on the concept of "big government" failed to achieve their original purpose and inefficiently wasted a lot of public funds. Against this background, the importance of policy evaluation has gradually been valued by all walks of life.
Scholars estimate that between 1969 and 1980, the U.S. federal government's policy assessment cost soared from $17 million to $180 million. In addition to large-scale expenses, academic research and analytical tools related to policy evaluation are also developing vigorously. This course first introduces the concept of policy evaluation and the history of development. Later, the focus of the discussion is on evaluating the types of policy evaluations of different types, and exploring the conventions, methods, basic assumptions and limitations of their use.
Rossi, Peter H. and Howard E. Freeman. 1993. Evaluation: A Systematic Approach. Sage Publications. （指定教科書）
李允傑與丘昌泰合著，民國92年，政策執行與評估，元照出版社。
丘昌泰，民國89年，公共政策：基礎偏，巨流圖書出版社。
Rossi, Peter H. and Howard E. Freeman. 1993. Evaluation: A Systematic Approach. Sage Publications. (Designated Textbook)
Co-authored by Li Yunjie and Qiu Changtai, in 1992, policy implementation and evaluation, Yuanzhao Publishing House.
Qiu Changtai, 1989, Public Policy: Basic and Fraud, Juliu Book Publishing House.
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 平時成績平時成績 Regular achievements |
40 | 出席狀況、課堂報告、發問以及參與討論 |
| 期末報告期末報告 Final report |
60 | 期末書面與口頭報告 |
