U3D2 – Policy Entrepreneurship

Lesson Expectations:

1.     Understand the policy change cycle.

2.     Understand what is meant by policy entrepreneur.

3.     Analyze the role of policy entrepreneurship in the cycle of public policy development.

4.     Apply a process for defining a public problem.

Resource Reading:

Crosby and Bryson – Chapter 5, “Policy Entrepreneurship and the Common Good” pages 156–194.

Discuss the term “Policy Entrepreneurship” and describe why it is an appropriate conceptual representation of the leader’s role in the policy change process.

·       Analyzes course concepts, theories, or materials correctly, using examples or supporting evidence.

·       Collaborates with fellow learners, relating the discussion to relevant course concepts and extending the dialogue.

·       Applies relevant professional, personal, or other real-world experiences to extend the dialogue.

·       Validates position with applicable knowledge.