Handbook of teaching public administration / edited by Karin Bottom [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Bottom, Karin, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public welfare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (374 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton, England : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2022]

Summary:

"Compiling the experience and expertise of over 50 leading international scholars, this Handbook of Teaching Public Administration provides critical insights into the questions, issues, and challenges raised by teaching practitioners and aspiring professionals. Its global scope ensures a comprehensive overview of the diversity of current practice in teaching public administration. Featuring international examples of curriculum design and practice, the Handbook positions public administration against a backdrop shaped by global politics, history, philosophy, and social change. Applied case studies on teaching public administration and in-depth analyses of critical pedagogical concepts illuminate the diverse and multidisciplinary approaches to public administration across the globe, as well as emphasising the widely contested nature of its teaching. Contributions from field professionals explore questions of accreditation, curriculum design, assessment, innovation, and practice, ultimately serving to inform and inspire readers' pedagogical decisions. Theoretical, empirical, and practice-focused, this incisive Handbook will be an essential resource for public administration students, educators, and practitioners at any stage in their study or career. It will also serve as an engaging reference text for public administration accreditation and approvals organisations"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright

Contents

Figures

Tables

Boxes

Contributors

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

1. Making the case for research informed practice and situated pedagogy

PART I STATE OF THE DISCIPLINE

2. A global perspective on public administration?The dynamics shaping the field and what it means for teaching and learning

3. The fourfold nature of public administration as science, art, profession, and humanism: implications for teaching

4. A historical and global perspective on teaching and learning public administration: how to govern and what to do when governing

PART II NATION-BASED TRADITIONS

5. Public administration education in Central and Eastern Europe

6. History of public administration education in the United States

7. Teaching public administration in Europe

8. British public administration: the status of the taught discipline

9. Public affairs education in Latin America and the shape of the state: the cases of Brazil, Chile, and Colombia

10. Splintered voices: Australian/New Zealand traditions of teaching public administration

11. Public administration teaching and scholarships within Indonesian administrative system developments

12. Administrative education, training, and capacity building: the role of the Indian Institute of Public Administration

13. The teaching of public administration in Africa

PART III PEDAGOGY AND LEARNING

14. Real-world ethical experiential practice-based action learning for the 'new normal'

15. Planning for a midcareer MPA program: pedagogical and strategic considerations

16. Executive education and leadership development: round peg, square hole?

17. Continuing professional learning

18. The challenges of developing reflective practice in public administration: a teaching perspective.

19. Inquiry-based learning and the crisis competences for addressing the climate emergency

20. Teaching with experiments

PART IV CONTESTED CONCEPTS

21. Accreditation in public administration education

22. Democracy, governance, and participation: epistemic colonialism in public administration and management courses

23. Preparing graduates to address big global issues: is accreditation helping or hindering?

24. Teaching research methods in public administration: on the way to normal science?

25. Using service learning in public administration programs: best practices and challenges

PART V TEACHING CASE STUDIES

26. Using pop culture to teach public ethics: the case of Parks and Recreation

27. Teaching public administration with visual methods

28. Collective learning from and with social movements

29. Show me the money: financial management curricular concerns in public administration education

30. Teaching leadership in public administration: an integrative approach

31. Let's talk about race: considerations for course design in public administration

32. Applying queer theory to public administration: reimaging police officer recruitment

33. Gamification: using the escape room for teaching public administration

34. Teaching dilemmas with street-level bureaucracy

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Bottom, Karin A. Handbook of Teaching Public Administration

ISBN:

1-80037-569-7