Teaching Public Administration With Pop Culture

This book offers faculty teaching in public administration and public affairs programs a playbook for using popular culture as a pedagogical tool in the classroom.

List of contents

1. Introduction Part I: Pedagogy 2. Pop Culture as Pedagogy 3. Choosing Pop Culture for the Classroom Part II: Traditional Pop Culture 4. Television 5. Documentaries and Docuseries 6. Movies 7. Podcasts Part III: Nontraditional Pop Culture 8. Social Media 9. Pop Culture Potpourri Part IV: Incorporating Pop Culture in Large-Scale Activities 10. Simulations and Cases 11. Conclusion

About the author

Erin L. Borry (she/her) is an associate professor and graduate program director in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her research interests include rules, red tape, social equity, and public administration in pop culture. She has published in journals such as Public Administration Review, Public Administration, International Public Management Journal, Public Integrity, Journal of Public Affairs Education, and American Review of Public Administration, among others.
Peter A. Jones (he/him) is an associate professor in the department of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He researches the public budgeting processes and financial management practices of local and state governments, school districts, and court systems. His research work has been published in the Policy Studies Journal, American Review of Public Administration, International Journal of Public Administration, International Journal of Public Sector Management, and Journal of Public Affairs Education, among others.

Summary

This book offers faculty teaching in public administration and public affairs programs a playbook for using popular culture as a pedagogical tool in the classroom.

Product details

• Authors: Erin Borry, Erin L. Borry, Erin L. (University of Alabama At Birmingha Borry, Peter A. Jones, Jones Peter A.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032423982
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3242398-2
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Routledge Public Affairs Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; History, Popular Culture, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, HISTORY / Social History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, Humanities, Organizational theory & behaviour, Public Administration, Social and cultural history, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching skills & techniques, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Organizational theory and behaviour, Public ownership / nationalization, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher