1st Edition
Social Equity in the Public Administration Classroom
Teaching Social Equity: An Introduction
Michaela E. Abbott, Bruce D. McDonald III, and William Hatcher
1. Stepping up to the plate: Making social equity a priority in public administration’s troubled times
RaJade M. Berry-James, Brandi Blessett, Rachel Emas, Sean McCandless, Ashley E. Nickels, Kristen Norman-Major, and Parisa Vinzant
2. Taking social equity seriously in MPA education
David Rosenbloom
3. Balancing the four Es; or can we achieve social equity in public administration?
Kristen Norman-Major
4. Advancing social justice and racial equity in the public sector
Vanessa Lopez-Littleton, Brandi Blessett, and Julie Burr
5. Preparing public service professionals for a diverse and changing workforce and citizenry: Evaluating the program of NASPAA programs in competency assessment
Nadia Rubaii and Crystal Calarusse
6. Diversity across the curriculum: Perceptions and practices
Heather Wyatt-Nichol and Kwame Badu Antwi-Boasiako
7. Prioritizing social equity in MPA curricula: A cross-program analysis and a case study
Sean McCandless and Samantha June Larson
8. A diversity curriculum: Integrating attitudes, issues, and applications
Freda Bernotavicz
9. Preparing the public service for working in multiethnic democracies: An assessment and ideas for action
Michael Brintnall
10. Serving up justice: Fusing service learning and social equity in the public administration classroom
Leora Waldner, Kristie Roberts, Murray Widener, and Brenda Sullivan
11. Human rights theory as a means for incorporating social equity into the public administration curriculum
Jose Duarte S. Alvez and Mary Timney
12. Filling in the skeletal pillar: Addressing social equity in introductory courses in public administration
James H. Svara and James R. Brunet
Biography
Michaela E. Abbott is a PhD Candidate in Public Administration at NC State University USA. She is a Doctoral Fellow of the Municipal Research Lab and the Editorial Assistant for the Journal of Public Affairs Education.
Bruce D. McDonald III is Associate Professor of Public Budgeting and Finance at NC State University,USA. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Public Administration, Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Public Affairs Education, and General Editor for both the Routledge Public Affairs Education Book Series and the Routledge Public Budgeting and Finance Book Series.
William Hatcher is Professor of Public Administration and Chair of the Department of Social Sciences at Augusta University, USA. He also serves as the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Public Affairs Education and is the General Editor for the Routledge Public Affairs Education Book Series.
