Policy Paper as Mode of Assessment in Modern Languages and Cultures

 
Policy Paper as
Mode of Assessment
 
WORK IN PROGRESS SEMINARS
SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES,
DURHAM UNIVERSITY
 
Definition
 
Policy paper
is the main 
communication tool 
used by
policy specialists to disseminate the
outcome of their investigations of the
specific social problem to the public and
policy community
A purpose
:
 
 Highlights a particular problem
 Presents research findings to policy actors
 Highlights the relevance of the specific
research to policy or specific policy option
 Offers recommendations for change
 
Types
 
Policy paper
A policy paper is a practical and professionally written document that can
vary in length from one page to over one hundred pages. It provides
analysis and recommendations directed to a predetermined audience
regarding a specific situation, problem or topic.
Policy memo
It is very much the same as policy paper, but, usually, a short one and
addressed to a broad audience
Policy brief
The brief seeks  to persuade the reader that  your proposal to change the
policy is the best one. Although a brief cannot be dishonest or misleading,
it should emphasize favorable arguments and minimize the force of
opposing arguments.
 
Final assessment:
 
To write a 
short
 (2000 words) policy paper
based on a 
policy-analysis
directed at a 
broad
 audience
 
Examples can be found at
:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/owri/subprojects/minorities/nationbuilding/students/
 
In the process
 
10 -15 min of each lecture for focusing on a particular part of a
policy paper:
title,
abstract,
introduction,
problem definition,
policy options,
policy recommendations,
conclusion,
bibliography and notes
 
In the process
 
… through the prism of topic of a particular lecture:
Migration
Language
Cultural production
Symbolic policies
Education
Urban development
Gender hierarchies
Social inequality
Citizenship
Religion
Etc.
 
 
 
 
 
Example
 
In the lecture:
1.
Explaining how introduction/policy recommendations/etc. should be written.
2.
Discussing possible policies within the topic tackled in the lecture
(introductory part in the policy paper on migration – what should we write in
the introduction? What should we not? How to formulate the problem? Etc.)
 
In the seminar:
1.
A student’s 10 min presentation on the topic s/he would like to write about
specifically focusing on the part of a policy paper discussed in the last
lecture.
2.
5-10 min of collective discussion.
 
 
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"Policy papers are essential tools for communicating research findings and recommendations to policy actors. This assessment at Durham University involves writing a short policy paper aimed at a broad audience, focusing on a specific social issue. The process includes dissecting various parts of the paper in lectures and seminars within topics like migration, education, gender hierarchies, and more."


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  1. Policy Paper as Mode of Assessment WORK IN PROGRESS SEMINARS SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES, DURHAM UNIVERSITY

  2. Definition Policy paper is the main communication tool used by policy specialists to disseminate the outcome of their investigations of the specific social problem to the public and policy community

  3. A purpose: Highlights a particular problem Presents research findings to policy actors Highlights the relevance of the specific research to policy or specific policy option Offers recommendations for change

  4. Types Policy paper A policy paper is a practical and professionally written document that can vary in length from one page to over one hundred pages. It provides analysis and recommendations directed to a predetermined audience regarding a specific situation, problem or topic. Policy memo It is very much the same as policy paper, but, usually, a short one and addressed to a broad audience Policy brief The brief seeks to persuade the reader that your proposal to change the policy is the best one. Although a brief cannot be dishonest or misleading, it should emphasize favorable arguments and minimize the force of opposing arguments.

  5. Final assessment: To write a short (2000 words) policy paper based on a policy-analysis directed at a broad audience Examples can be found at: https://www.dur.ac.uk/owri/subprojects/minorities/nationbuilding/students/

  6. In the process 10 -15 min of each lecture for focusing on a particular part of a policy paper: title, abstract, introduction, problem definition, policy options, policy recommendations, conclusion, bibliography and notes

  7. In the process through the prism of topic of a particular lecture: Migration Language Cultural production Symbolic policies Education Urban development Gender hierarchies Social inequality Citizenship Religion Etc.

  8. Example In the lecture: Explaining how introduction/policy recommendations/etc. should be written. Discussing possible policies within the topic tackled in the lecture (introductory part in the policy paper on migration what should we write in the introduction? What should we not? How to formulate the problem? Etc.) 1. 2. In the seminar: A student s 10 min presentation on the topic s/he would like to write about specifically focusing on the part of a policy paper discussed in the last lecture. 5-10 min of collective discussion. 1. 2.

  9. Thank you for your attention!

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