1st Edition
Teaching Social Equity in Public Administration A Cross-Curricular Guide for Faculty and Programs
Public administration education programs prepare students in the provision of important public and nonprofit services, so it is essential that such programs help prepare administrators to advance social equity, one of the pillars of the discipline. This exciting new book from social equity authorities Sean McCandless and Susan T. Gooden demonstrates how public administration faculty can teach social equity across the curriculum, in practical terms.
This edited collection features chapters from authors experienced in both public administration and in teaching social equity. Each chapter discusses teaching social equity in a particular class (Introduction to Public Administration, Organizational Dynamics and Theory, Human Resources, Policy Process, Research Methods, Capstones, and more) through distinct pedagogical practices that advance student learning (including case studies, community engagement projects, and simulations). The text captures an array of instructional approaches to social equity within public affairs education, particularly at the graduate level. It includes approaches from both established and newer instructors, across a diversity of universities. The book serves as an important resource to faculty who teach these courses, as well as the students who take them. Most importantly, it is a resource to academics and practitioners alike who share a commitment to fairness in the implementation of public services.
1. Introduction
Susan T. Gooden and Sean A. McCandless
Part I: Teaching Social Equity in MPA Core Courses
2. Introduction to Public Administration
Tylis Cooper and Sean A. McCandless
3. Organizational Theory
Anthony M. Starke, Jr.
4. Integrating Social Equity in Public Human Resource Management Courses: Leveraging Case Studies to Critically Examine Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Implications & Outcomes
Karen D. Sweeting, Del M. N. Bharath, and Chevanese Samms Brown
5. Developing Social Equity Competencies in Public Budgeting and Financial Management Students
Blue Wooldridge and Heidi Jane M. Smith
6. Understanding Equity in Numbers: Using Research Methods to Teach Social Equity
Seth J. Meyer, Sidita Kushi, and Melinda R. Tarsi
7. Teaching Social Equity in Public Policy
Felipe Blanco and Jodi Benenson
8. Teaching Public Administration: Social Equity, Leadership, and Ethics
Nakeina E. Douglas-Glenn and Brandy S. Faulkner
9. Social Equity and Capstones
Erin M. Robinson, Stephen Danley, and Montrell Sanders
Part II: Teaching Social Equity in Electives
10. Measuring Social Equity
Samantha June Larson
11. Teaching Social Equity in Nonprofit Management Courses
Lauren Azevedo and Wanzhu Shi
12. Teaching Community Planning and Zoning through a Social Equity Lens
Ty Price Dooley
13. Teaching Social Equity in Public Service
Margaret Stout, Jeannine M. Love, and Celina V. Tchida
14. Social Equity in Public Administration Pedagogy – A Comparative Study Between the U.S. and India
Sunaina Kuknor, Jyoti Aggarwal, and Meghna Sabharwal
15. Teaching Social Equity: Tips from Across the Chapters, Literature, and Experience
Susan T. Gooden and Sean A. McCandless
Biography
Sean A. McCandless works as an Associate Professor in the Public and Nonprofit Management program at the University of Texas at Dallas, USA. He co-founded the Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration and has co-edited and authored numerous works on social equity.
Susan T. Gooden is a Dean and Professor of the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University, USA. She is an internationally recognized expert on social equity.
“This compelling new book provides public administration faculty with an exceptional guide to teaching social equity in the classroom. As one of the pillars of the field, faculty are responsible for conveying to students the importance of promoting the values of social equity in practice—the democratic principles of equality, fairness and justice. The book provides useful techniques on teaching these values in core and elective courses which go beyond Human Resources Management to include such courses as Budgeting and Finance, Ethics, Public Policy, Nonprofit Management, and Research Methods. As faculty, we are the conduits through which the values of social equity find their way into practice so that every member of our society is treated fairly and equitably.”
Norma M. Riccucci, Rutgers University, Newark, USA
“This book offers essential training for the next generation of public servants; students will be exposed to the value of equity, justice, and fairness. Although these words are under scrutiny in many jurisdictions around the United States at the time of writing (2023), this book points out that every American has a right to be treated fairly. The Constitution so requires it. We also face significant challenges at all levels of government, so it is imperative that public administrators understand the many applications of social equity because our country is growing more diverse by the day. Assigning this book to the introductory PA curriculum will be invaluable as it will allow readers to understand the real-world implications of public policy. I'm thankful to Dean Gooden and Professor McCandless for working with some of the best in our field to author a book that could change the trajectory of our profession.”
Angel Wright-Lanier, EdD, NASPAA Executive Director, USA
