Outlined are measures for improving the instructional methods and materials used in the training of leaders within the Communist Party. (JB)

Describes a practical, university level course which applies principles of social science and public administration to the engineering of social change. The course, modeled on the Michigan Department of Human Rights, provides realistic exercises simulating the operations of a real agency involved in social planning and policy change. (GC)

Provides an overview of the trends and changes that are shaping the communities of the 80s and advances an argument that the public sector must involve citizens to cooperate, share, and collectively plan. (Author/MLF)

At Loyola University of Chicago a needs assessment procedure was used to decide whether to establish a master's degree program in public administration that would serve many part-time students. It required the analysis of potential participants, the university, faculty, competing programs, and potential employers. (CT)

School administrators need to devise a study of administration that can investigate the manner in which fundamental structures influence social relations. Administrators must understand cultural and social conditions and develop a value position to determine and defend their actions. (JN)

Experience with student teams working on policy analysis projects indicates the need for faculty supervision of teams in the process of addressing complex issues. The problem-solving approach adopted in one policy analysis course is described, including assignments and tasks, issues and sponsors, team dynamics, conflict management, and the…

Discussion of the use of electronic networking systems by women focuses on a study of their use of the Public Electronic Network (PEN) in Santa Monica (California). Characteristics of PEN that contributed to female adoption are described; gender, political participation, and motivation are examined; and future research is suggested. (46…

Ties the emergence of turbo-capitalism to concerns about governments' legitimacy and the wholesale auditing of public institutions. Criticizes hastily contrived auditing procedures for their irrelevance, narrowly focused financial criteria, and a blame-oriented view of accountability. Traditional policy values are being eclipsed by consumer…

Following an assessment of need among state and local public administrators in Indiana, Internet workshops were organized at Indiana State University and offered to state administrators, judges, and legislators. Each workshop began Friday morning and included a lecture-demonstration on the Internet System. After lunch participants each worked at a…

In an attempt to provide a framework for research and theory building in public management information systems (PMIS), state officials responsible for computing in personnel operations were surveyed. The data were applied to hypotheses arising from a recent model by Bozeman and Bretschneider, attempting to relate organization theory to management…

A study of the conflict management behavior of 103 school superintendents and city managers in two major metropolitan areas revealed that the superintendents were more professionalized than the city managers but, when dealing with the public, were less likely to use the analytic-technocratic conflict management methods typically associated with…

The United States has become increasingly multilingual in recent decades, and while English is the most commonly spoken language, almost 11 percent of Americans prefer to speak another language at home. Bilingualism is promoted by governmental units at the federal, state, and local levels through a variety of programs, particularly in education…

Noting that the "case method of Instruction" involves the study of actual past occurrences in public organizations, this article advocates that Public Administration instruction for black administrators should make wide use of case materials; ten cases are presented here which, it is stated, touch upon a number of administrative problems.…

Arguing that if one is to take seriously the ideas in liberation theology, cultural nationalism and scientific socialism, then administration itself must be re-examined, this paper attempts, it is stated, to begin the dialogue on the administrative dimensions of liberation: the stated goal is to join theory and practice, i.e. "praxis". (Author/JM)

The Theory/Practice Public Administration Pilot Project at Medgar Evers College at the City University of New York attempted to develop a curriculum that would integrate theory and practice in public administration education. This publication contains the final evaluation report of the project along with the learning packages used in the program.…