[ORDER SOLUTION] Policy Analysis Within Ethical Frameworks

1.     Final Paper Each week, we are touching on different ethical theories and ideological stances and their implications for problem definition, research and action. To better understand why educational policy making can engender heated debate, it is important to understand the myriad ways in which policy issues can be framed, the ethical theories that underlie the various frames, which stakeholders adopt which frames, and how those frames inform their positions/stances. The final paper is the ultimate assignment in this course and is designed to help you critically examine a policy issue of your choosing in order to better understand why, among other things, all of the key stakeholders believe their framing and position/stance is “right” and/or “good” while the framing and positions/stances of others’ are “wrong” and/or “bad.” Developing the final Ideology paper is a process and we will divide it into phases on which you will be evaluated: * Phase 1 we had to pick a topic for our final paper. I chose the opt out policy where parents can decide if they want their child to take standardized testing or not. Right now opt out has been mandated in only 3 states: California, Utah, Wisconsin. Sates where it is not an official law/policy, parents that decide to opt out have to state that it is for “religious reasons”.  * Phase 2: Ethics Analysis  (CURRENTLY WE ARE FOCUSING ON PHASE 2) In a 4–5 page (not counting your title page and reference list), double-spaced, 12-point font paper, you will apply the various ethical theories we have reviewed thus far in the course to your final paper policy topic.  In the first part of the paper, you should provide a brief overview of the policy issue that you will be discussing.  Then, you should discuss how adherents to the philosophical approaches of each of Kant (kantianism), the Utilitarians (utilitarianism), Rawls (social contract theory), and Noddings (ethics of caring) might apply their respective approaches to the issues relating to your specific policy, and how they would ultimately resolve the relevant ethical considerations. You should also indicate which of the resolutions you find most satisfying, and why. Your stance should be that of a research and analyst. This is primarily a research paper and not a persuasive or advocacy paper. Remember to use APA formatting and style throughout, including title page, in-text citations, reference list, etc. Be sure to proofread your paper so that it is free of spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors.  Students will apply the various ethical theories studied during the first half of the course to their final paper policy topic, demonstrating an understanding of the respective outcomes to which the application of the different theories leads. * Phase 3: Stakeholder Analysis   This assignment focuses on the stakeholders implicated in the policy issue you are addressing for your final Ideology paper.  In it, you need to provide a brief overview of the policy issue you are considering, the key stakeholders involved in this issue, and the positions that they have taken. Using the theories from the course, you should examine why those stakeholders might hold these positions and the implications of their positions for resolution of the policy issue. The paper should be 4 – 5 pages (not including the title page or works cited), double spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman font with one-inch margins.