Mary Apodaca says:
>Here are a couple of concrete examples of end/s means questions that
>reflect a different perspective than most of what I've read-- perhaps not
>all that's been posted.
>
>This idea comes from Rochefort & Cobb. (1994). "AIDS policymaking." *The
>Politics of Problem Definition: Shaping the Policy Agenda.* University of
>Kansas Press. They talk about "the instrumental/expressive dimension," and
say we run
>into this everyday in...>"decisions of greater or lesser magnitude that
engage reason and emotion,
>require assessment of ends versus means, and pit one valued principle
>against another."
[snip]
Mary, please expand because I think you have something here--I'm just
not sure I know what it is. As far as I can see, you seem to be
discussing the need to understand our collective resources[for shaping
policy] when it comes to asessing the means[of society] we have to deal
with--within the context of values. Please elaborate on what you
posted. T'anks,
--Ginger Shafer The Leadership Dimension "Bringing Leadership to Life" vshafer@azstarnet.com
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