Social Equity in the Public Administration Classroom

Michaela E. Abbott, Bruce D. McDonald III, William Hatcher, Michaela E. Abbott, Bruce D. McDonald III, William Hatcher

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN: 9781032463414
• eBook ISBN: 9781000884456
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Politics
• Index: Politics & International Relations

This compelling book explores the dimensions of social equity by asking the leading equity scholars to reflect on the responsibility for social equity and how equity can be achieved.

Social equity is concerned with fairness in the development and administration of public policies. Despite its importance, there has always been an uneasiness in how equity is discussed and obtained. While we acknowledge that social equity is important, we have struggled in our efforts to achieve it. The inequities in our society and the lack of a concerted effort to address the problems have only become prominent due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Black Lives Matter Movement. Each of the chapters in this volume pays particular attention to how social equity can be effectively incorporated into the classroom. This book is a rare opportunity to shape the conversation about social equity and provide a venue for dialogue around the questions of what, why, and how we teach about equity.

This book is an insightful resource for researchers and scholars of Politics and Public Administration. The chapters in this book were originally published in the Journal of Public Affairs Education.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Citation information
• Notes on contributors
• Teaching social equity: An introduction
• 1 Stepping up to the plate: Making social equity a priority in public administration’s troubled times
• 2 Taking social equity seriously in MPA education
• 3 Balancing the four Es; or can we achieve social equity in public administration?
• 4 Advancing social justice and racial equity in the public sector
• 5 Preparing public service professionals for a diverse and changing workforce and citizenry: Evaluating the process of NASPAA programs in competency assessment
• 6 Diversity across the curriculum: Perceptions and practices
• 7 Prioritizing social equity in MPA curricula: A cross-program analysis and a case study
• 8 A diversity curriculum: Integrating attitudes, issues, and applications
• 9 Preparing the public service for working in multiethnic democracies: An assessment and ideas for action
• 10 Serving up justice: Fusing service learning and social equity in the public administration classroom
• 11 Human rights theory as a means for incorporating social equity into the public administration curriculum
• 12 Filling in the skeletal pillar: Addressing social equity in introductory courses in public administration
• Index