Trailblazing African American Public Administrators

Author : Beverly C. Edmond,Ron W. Finnell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317293378

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Trailblazing African American Public Administrators by Beverly C. Edmond,Ron W. Finnell Pdf

The field of public administration holds social equity and inclusiveness as a core administrative value, but African American voices in the discourse about the theory and practice of public administration have been ignored all too often. This book is the first to formally chronicle the evolution of the field of public administration in the United States through desegregation, equal opportunity, affirmative action, diversity/multiculturalism, and presumptions about a "post-racial" society, incorporating African American contributions to public policy-making and implementation at every stage. As long as the "post-racial" America myth continues to influence the design, development, and implementation of public policies, African American perspectives need to be reconsidered as a legitimate and important focus of public administration’s theoretical and practical framework. Focusing on the lives and profound contributions of several unsung but seminal African American public administrators, accompanied by personal accounts of perseverance and detailed descriptions of unique approaches used for social change, this book demonstrates the intellectual, academic, and pragmatic evolution of these leaders as they built careers in their discipline and blazed the trail for those to come. Authors Beverly C. Edmond and Ron W. Finnell demonstrate how these pioneers extended the very definition of the enterprise of public administration through their movements between the intersecting worlds of academia, practice, social movements, and community activism. Trailblazing African American Public Administrators serves as a timely practical, social, and historical teaching text for graduate and undergraduate courses in Public Administration, Public Management, Public Affairs, and Human Resource Management.

Author : Beverly C. Edmond,Ron W. Finnell
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317293385

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Trailblazing African American Public Administrators by Beverly C. Edmond,Ron W. Finnell Pdf

The field of public administration holds social equity and inclusiveness as a core administrative value, but African American voices in the discourse about the theory and practice of public administration have been ignored all too often. This book is the first to formally chronicle the evolution of the field of public administration in the United States through desegregation, equal opportunity, affirmative action, diversity/multiculturalism, and presumptions about a "post-racial" society, incorporating African American contributions to public policy-making and implementation at every stage. As long as the "post-racial" America myth continues to influence the design, development, and implementation of public policies, African American perspectives need to be reconsidered as a legitimate and important focus of public administration’s theoretical and practical framework. Focusing on the lives and profound contributions of several unsung but seminal African American public administrators, accompanied by personal accounts of perseverance and detailed descriptions of unique approaches used for social change, this book demonstrates the intellectual, academic, and pragmatic evolution of these leaders as they built careers in their discipline and blazed the trail for those to come. Authors Beverly C. Edmond and Ron W. Finnell demonstrate how these pioneers extended the very definition of the enterprise of public administration through their movements between the intersecting worlds of academia, practice, social movements, and community activism. Trailblazing African American Public Administrators serves as a timely practical, social, and historical teaching text for graduate and undergraduate courses in Public Administration, Public Management, Public Affairs, and Human Resource Management.

Author : Sara R. Rinfret
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781003817543

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Street-Level Public Servants by Sara R. Rinfret Pdf

This cutting-edge new casebook challenges the dominant White-centric narrative of public administration, offering a fresh array of perspectives, with the lofty aim of ending the marginalization of communities in public policy implementation. Contributors adopt a liberatory framework to examine street-level public administrators (e.g., teachers, security officers, policy analysts, and human resource experts) most responsible for implementing public policy in the United States, including and amplifying previously unrecognized narratives on the front lines of public administration. Case studies explore real-life public servants, not traditionally heard of, offering counter-narratives. Each chapter concludes with an empowerment exercise and assignment for faculty to adopt in their classroom. This edited volume, a first of its kind, is written by experts in public policy and administration, bringing together top and emerging scholars in one volume to amplify underrepresented voices in public administration and policy. Chapters are rooted in qualitative approaches and center the narratives of marginalized communities, including women, People of Color, and LGBTQIA+ public servants. Street-Level Public Servants offers a much-needed casebook for public administration and public policy courses in the twenty-first century.

Author : Robert F. Durant,Jennifer R.S. Durant
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351570060

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Debating Public Administration by Robert F. Durant,Jennifer R.S. Durant Pdf

Dialog between practitioners and academics has increasingly become the exception rather than the rule in contemporary public administration circles. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, Debating Public Administration: Management Challenges, Choices, and Opportunities tackles some of the major management challenges, choices, and opportunities of the twenty-first century facing public managers across various subfields of public administration. Informed by contemporary pressures on public managers to reconceptualize purpose, redefine administrative rationality, recapitalize human assets, reengage resources, and revitalize democratic constitutionalism, the book offers students, practitioners, and researchers an opportunity to take stock and ponder the future of practice and research in public administration. Organized by three sets of major management challenges facing the field—Rethinking Administrative Rationality in a Democratic Republic, Recapitalizing Organizational Capacity, and Reconceptualizing Institutions for New Policy Challenges—the book takes an uncommon approach to the study of these topics. In it, leading practitioners and academics comment on condensed versions of articles appearing in the Theory to Practice feature of Public Administration Review (PAR) from 2006 through 2011. The authors and commentators focus on some of the best current research, draw lessons from that literature for practice, and identify gaps in research that need to be addressed. They expertly draw out themes, issues, problems, and prospects, providing bulleted lessons and practical takeaways. This makes the book a unique one-stop resource for cross-disciplinary, cross-sectoral, and cross-professional exchanges on contemporary challenges.

Author : Keyshawn Johnson,Bob Glauber
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781538705476

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The Forgotten First by Keyshawn Johnson,Bob Glauber Pdf

The unknown story of the Black pioneers who collectively changed the face of the NFL in 1946. THE FORGOTTEN FIRST chronicles the lives of four incredible men, the racism they experienced as Black players entering a segregated sport, the burden of expectation they carried, and their many achievements, which would go on to affect football for generations to come. More than a year before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, there was another seismic moment in pro sports history. On March 21,1946, former UCLA star running back Kenny Washington—a teammate of Robinson's in college—signed a contract with the Los Angeles Rams. This ended one of the most shameful periods in NFL history, when African-American players were banned from league play. Washington would not be alone in serving as a pioneer for NFL integration. Just months after he joined the Rams, thanks to a concerted effort by influential Los Angeles political and civic leaders, the team signed Woody Strode, who played with both Washington and Robinson at UCLA in one of the most celebrated backfields in college sports history. And that same year, a little-known coach named Paul Brown of the fledgling Cleveland Browns signed running back Marion Motley and defensive lineman Bill Willis, thereby integrating a startup league that would eventually merge with the NFL. THE FORGOTTEN FIRST tells the story of one of the most significant cultural shifts in pro football history, as four men opened the door to opportunity and changed the sport forever.

Author : David M. Brownstone
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Biography
ISBN : 0028970721

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People in the News 1993 by David M. Brownstone Pdf

Author : Jessie Carney Smith
Publisher : Multicultural History & Heroes
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
ISBN : 1578597412

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Black Firsts by Jessie Carney Smith Pdf

Significant accomplishments involving people, places, and events in Black history are chronicled.

Author : Gladys L. Knight
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : African American civil rights workers
ISBN : UCSC:32106019858320

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Icons of African American Protest by Gladys L. Knight Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2542 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Bibliography
ISBN : UOM:39015078261933

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Book Review Digest by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 920 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Bibliographical literature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105211722868

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Bibliographic Index by Anonim Pdf

Author : Frances Gateward,John Jennings
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780813572352

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The Blacker the Ink by Frances Gateward,John Jennings Pdf

When many think of comic books the first thing that comes to mind are caped crusaders and spandex-wearing super-heroes. Perhaps, inevitably, these images are of white men (and more rarely, women). It was not until the 1970s that African American superheroes such as Luke Cage, Blade, and others emerged. But as this exciting new collection reveals, these superhero comics are only one small component in a wealth of representations of black characters within comic strips, comic books, and graphic novels over the past century. The Blacker the Ink is the first book to explore not only the diverse range of black characters in comics, but also the multitude of ways that black artists, writers, and publishers have made a mark on the industry. Organized thematically into “panels” in tribute to sequential art published in the funny pages of newspapers, the fifteen original essays take us on a journey that reaches from the African American newspaper comics of the 1930s to the Francophone graphic novels of the 2000s. Even as it demonstrates the wide spectrum of images of African Americans in comics and sequential art, the collection also identifies common character types and themes running through everything from the strip The Boondocks to the graphic novel Nat Turner. Though it does not shy away from examining the legacy of racial stereotypes in comics and racial biases in the industry, The Blacker the Ink also offers inspiring stories of trailblazing African American artists and writers. Whether you are a diehard comic book fan or a casual reader of the funny pages, these essays will give you a new appreciation for how black characters and creators have brought a vibrant splash of color to the world of comics.

Author : Danielle Dreilinger
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781324004509

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The Secret History of Home Economics: How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live by Danielle Dreilinger Pdf

The surprising, often fiercely feminist, always fascinating, yet barely known, history of home economics. The term “home economics” may conjure traumatic memories of lopsided hand-sewn pillows or sunken muffins. But common conception obscures the story of the revolutionary science of better living. The field exploded opportunities for women in the twentieth century by reducing domestic work and providing jobs as professors, engineers, chemists, and businesspeople. And it has something to teach us today. In the surprising, often fiercely feminist and always fascinating The Secret History of Home Economics, Danielle Dreilinger traces the field’s history from Black colleges to Eleanor Roosevelt to Okinawa, from a Betty Crocker brigade to DIY techies. These women—and they were mostly women—became chemists and marketers, studied nutrition, health, and exercise, tested parachutes, created astronaut food, and took bold steps in childhood development and education. Home economics followed the currents of American culture even as it shaped them. Dreilinger brings forward the racism within the movement along with the strides taken by women of color who were influential leaders and innovators. She also looks at the personal lives of home economics’ women, as they chose to be single, share lives with other women, or try for egalitarian marriages. This groundbreaking and engaging history restores a denigrated subject to its rightful importance, as it reminds us that everyone should learn how to cook a meal, balance their account, and fight for a better world.

Author : John Mark Tucker
Publisher : Board of Trustees of University of Illinois
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015063199486

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Untold Stories by John Mark Tucker Pdf

Author : David M. Brownstone
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Biography
ISBN : 0028970578

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People in the News by David M. Brownstone Pdf

Author : Rebecca Ann Bartlett
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0838982328

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Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles, 1998-2002 by Rebecca Ann Bartlett Pdf