Considerable attention has been given to best practices and evidence based practice in the past 10-15 years. Use your knowledge of these concepts to answer the following questions:

i) Distinguish in your own words between best practices, evidence-based

practices, and promising practices. (7 points)

ii) Bardach offers a list of different uses we can make of another governments

effective practice. List and briefly describe them (7 points)

iii) Are all agencies across all states likely to use evidence in making policy and program

decisions? Why or why not? Explain. (11 points)

iv) Explain the relationship between potential risk and the level of evidence necessary

to make policy or program decisions. (8 points)