{"product_id":"frame-reflection-toward-the-resolution-of-intractrable-policy-controversies-paperback","title":"Frame Reflection: Toward the Resolution of Intractrable Policy Controversies - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonald a. Schon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy are controversies about such issues as abortion, welfare, persistent poverty, and environmental destruction so intractable? As anyone who has ever engaged in or tried to settle an argument on highly charged issues knows, facts rarely persuade in such situations. This innovative approach to intractable policy controversies shows how \"reframing\" the issues can succeed where simply appealing to facts often fails. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFrame Reflection\u003c\/i\u003e, two of his country's leading organizational theorists and policy analysts show how disputes that in abstract debate or negotiation seem insoluble can sometimes be resolved pragmatically by those who actually have to design and implement the specific programs. The authors illustrate their theory through a detailed examination of three specific programs: the evolution of early retirement programs in Germany; a statewide project for the homeless in Massachusetts; and the development of Project Athena, a large-scale experiment in the use of computers in undergraduate education at MIT. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePolicy stalemates are inevitable. Yet we know that people sometimes do change their minds, even in situations that at first appeared hopeless. How that happens is the subject of this pathbreaking book.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy are controversies about such issues as abortion, welfare, persistent poverty, and environmental destruction so intractable? As anyone who has ever engaged in or tried to settle an argument on highly charged issues knows, facts rarely persuade in such situations. This innovative approach to intractable policy controversies shows how \"reframing\" the issues can succeed where simply appealing to facts often fails. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Frame Reflections\", two of his country's leading organizational theorists and policy analysts show how disputes that in abstract debate or negotiation seem insoluble can sometimes be resolved pragmatically by those who actually have to design and implement the specific programs. The authors illustrate their theory through a detailed examination of three specific programs: the evolution of early retirement programs in Germany; a statewide project for the homeless in Massachusetts; and the development of Project Athena, a large-scale experiment in the use of computers in undergraduate education at MIT. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolicy stalemates are inevitable. Yet we know that people sometimes do change their minds, even in situations that at first appeared hopeless. How that happens is the subject of this pathbreaking book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonald A. Schön\u003c\/b\u003e is Ford Professor of Urban Studies and Education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 8.54 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 29, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45342569300070,"sku":"9780465025121","price":30.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/WTZFeFZscnRiSUZNbzRkUlRPcmhhZz09.webp?v=1774889403","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/frame-reflection-toward-the-resolution-of-intractrable-policy-controversies-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}