Engaged Learning in the Public Service Classroom

Herausgeber: McDonald III, Bruce D.; Schafer, Josephine Gatti

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This pedagogical text explores the variety of ways in which students can become more engaged throughout the public service curriculum. Engaged Learning in the Public Service Classroom introduces a wide range of activities, practices, and behaviors involving students in learning by exploring real-world contexts and issues.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm
• Gewicht: 520g
• ISBN-13: 9781032671222
• ISBN-10: 103267122X
• Artikelnr.: 71574325

Autorenporträt

Josephine Gatti Schafer is the Director of the Center for Public Affairs Research in the College of Public Administration and Community Service at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA. In this role, she provides data-driven insights and expert consultation to a range of government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and policymakers to inform initiatives in economic and community development. Dr. Schafer draws on her extensive applied research experience to enhance her teaching and academic work. Her research has been featured in journals such as the Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs, Public Performance and Management Review, and Leadership and Policy in Schools. Bruce D. McDonald III is Professor of Public Budgeting and Finance and Director of the School of Public Service at Old Dominion University, USA. He also serves as the editor-in-chief of Public Administration, co-editor-in-chief of Public Finance Journal, and general editor of both Routledge's Public Affairs Education Book Series and Routledge's Public Budgeting and Finance Book Series. Dr. McDonald's research focuses on public budgeting and finance in the context of social equity budgeting and the fiscal health of local governments. His research has appeared in journals such as the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Public Administration Review, and the American Review of Public Administration.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction to Engaged Learning Section I: Incorporating the Field of
Practice into the Classroom 2. Incorporating Practice into the Public
Administration Classroom 3. Practice and the Introduction to Public
Administration Classroom Section II: Community as a Classroom Laboratory
4. The Classroom Laboratory 5. Connecting Theory and Practice in a Public
Management Course 6. Social Equity Case Study Section III: Engagement
through Service-Learning 7. What is Service Learning? 8. Engagement Through
Experiential Philanthropy 9. How to Fan the Flame for Public Service
Through the MPA Capstone Experience Section IV: Issues in Engaged Learning
10. Effective Management of Engaged Projects 11. Managing and Mentoring
Students in Applied Research 12. Using Engaged Projects to Assess MPA
Programs 13. Resources for Engaged Learning Projects