Sââââââââââââââââââââââocial Program Description and Assessment Assignment Overview An effective way to learn how to evaluate social programs or policies is to focus on a social problem of interest to you and then proceed as Chambers and Bonk do, by engaging in the following: ⢠Understand the epistemological boundaries of the problem definition. ⢠Recognize the origins of the problem and its causes and consequences. ⢠Comprehend who is impacted by this problem, both negatively and positively. ⢠Recognize what those gains or losses look like and their magnitudes. Additionally, Chambers and Bonk (2013) suggest that you must understand the historical and judicial contexts of the problem (p. 185). Once these elements are clarified, you can identify a specific program or policy designed to address the identified social problem. Assignment Description Just as Chambers and Bonk (2013) have done in the final chapter of their text, you, as a social program and policy learner, can apply the evaluation criteria discussed in the course to a social program or policy of your choice. In this assessment, you will apply the following elements to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of the program selected: ⢠Program goals and objectives. ⢠Eligibility rules. ⢠The form of the benefit. ⢠How services are delivered. ⢠How the program is financed. It is also important to assess the quality and quantity of the interactions between these elements as well as those between this program or policy and others (Chambers & Bonk, 2013, p. 185). Assignment Instructions For this assignment, complete the following: 1. Explain a chosen social problem.ââââââââââââââââââââââ In your description, include: ⢠Ideological or value parameters. ⢠Origins, causes, and consequences of problem. ⢠The specific groups or population impacted by the problem. ⢠The impacts and their magnitudes. ⢠The historical and judicial contexts of the problem. 2. Select a group that experiences the chosen social problem. This group can be distinguished by race, religion, socioeconomic status, gender orientation, or other characteristics. 3. Describe a program or policy designed to address the selected social problem. When selecting a program, choose a small program or internal policy that is manageable, and whose description and mission statement are concise enough to fit on one to two pages. ⢠Include the following components in your description of the program: mission statement or goals, and objectives; eligibility rules; form of benefit; administration; service delivery; and financing. 4. Analyze interactions between these elements within the program itself. 5. Compare and contrast this program’s eligibility requirements with those of a similar program. 6. Explain at least one recommendation to improve the quality of the program you have selected.
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s in the beginning of 1950s (Campbell, 1999). The general idea of this policy was to distribute lands with rights and responsibilities attached to them between group ranch members and individual farmers .The implementation of Group Ranches started in 1968 as the part of Kenya Livestock Development Program. According to Kamau Kimani and John Pickari (1998, p. 204) this policy mainly aimed to enlarge the agricultural fields, which would cause the decreasing of land degradation in the pastoral areas. More than that, there was the intention to commercialize livestock production, which also benefits in improving herdersâ earning power and increasing the Maasaiâs contribution to the economy of the country. Moreover, the expansion of irrigated and rain fed agriculture into rangelands in Loitokitokâs area were supported by government because they saw the opportunity of increasing agricultural production on these slopes. As for the wildlife management, the tourism has become one of the most important activities for the countryâs economy and considered as one of the main earners of foreign exchange in Kenya. Such governmental bodies as the Kenya Wildlife Service and the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife where established to the develop tourist sector as well as protect the wildlife in national parks (Campbell, 1999). The main problem of governmental initiatives was the poor management of them. J. C. Ngâethe (1993) stressed that âGovernment influence and control in the group ranches was mainly through funding various facilities and in the repayment of loansâ¦The problems of group ranches were further compounded by ineffective ranch committees which failed to properly manage and maintain dips, water pumps and enginesâ. So the lack of controlling and mentoring of the subdivision resulted in failure to meet policyâs objectives. Massai presents one of the main habitats in the total population of the Southern Kajiado District. Historically they were the pastoralists (Campbell, 2005). The change in land distribution policy and the expansion of rainfed agriculture led Maasai to become engaged in farming. This helps him to diversified their economy and avoid drought risks. According to Cambell (2005, p. 776), âHerding was being replaced by mixed livestock-cropping enterprises, and the better-watered margins of the rangelands was extensively cultivated. The main aim of Maasaiâs people was to get well-watered land on the group ranches which were used herding and then agricultural activities: âThe major incentive for acceptance of the concept of group ranches was that the Maasai saw in the legal title a means of maintaining their rights grantedâ (Campbell, 1986, p.47). However, the opportunity to get land in this area adapted to agriculture led to the increase in the number of>
s in the beginning of 1950s (Campbell, 1999). The general idea of this policy was to distribute lands with rights and responsibilities attached to them between group ranch members and individual farmers .The implementation of Group Ranches started in 1968 as the part of Kenya Livestock Development Program. According to Kamau Kimani and John Pickari (1998, p. 204) this policy mainly aimed to enlarge the agricultural fields, which would cause the decreasing of land degradation in the pastoral areas. More than that, there was the intention to commercialize livestock production, which also benefits in improving herdersâ earning power and increasing the Maasaiâs contribution to the economy of the country. Moreover, the expansion of irrigated and rain fed agriculture into rangelands in Loitokitokâs area were supported by government because they saw the opportunity of increasing agricultural production on these slopes. As for the wildlife management, the tourism has become one of the most important activities for the countryâs economy and considered as one of the main earners of foreign exchange in Kenya. Such governmental bodies as the Kenya Wildlife Service and the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife where established to the develop tourist sector as well as protect the wildlife in national parks (Campbell, 1999). The main problem of governmental initiatives was the poor management of them. J. C. Ngâethe (1993) stressed that âGovernment influence and control in the group ranches was mainly through funding various facilities and in the repayment of loansâ¦The problems of group ranches were further compounded by ineffective ranch committees which failed to properly manage and maintain dips, water pumps and enginesâ. So the lack of controlling and mentoring of the subdivision resulted in failure to meet policyâs objectives. Massai presents one of the main habitats in the total population of the Southern Kajiado District. Historically they were the pastoralists (Campbell, 2005). The change in land distribution policy and the expansion of rainfed agriculture led Maasai to become engaged in farming. This helps him to diversified their economy and avoid drought risks. According to Cambell (2005, p. 776), âHerding was being replaced by mixed livestock-cropping enterprises, and the better-watered margins of the rangelands was extensively cultivated. The main aim of Maasaiâs people was to get well-watered land on the group ranches which were used herding and then agricultural activities: âThe major incentive for acceptance of the concept of group ranches was that the Maasai saw in the legal title a means of maintaining their rights grantedâ (Campbell, 1986, p.47). However, the opportunity to get land in this area adapted to agriculture led to the increase in the number of>
