ERIC Number: EJ1389632
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 21
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Haunted by Nonprofits: Five Themed Mini-Teaching Cases for Halloween and Día de los Muertos
Journal of Public Affairs Education, v29 n2 p192-212 2023
Halloween provides an opportunity to teach public administration and nonprofit management concepts in a fun way, which increases student retention and understanding. Teaching cases are an evidence-based pedagogical tool that facilitates active learning and brings together perspective-taking, critical thinking, and problem-solving. This article presents five themed mini-teaching cases perfect for Halloween that can be taught individually or together: emotional labor in dark tourism; risk management for nefarious volunteers; cemetery management; financial management through zombie philanthropy; and nonprofit demise. The lessons integrate real-world scenarios with public administration concepts in a timely, fun, and evidence-based delivery method. Each case includes a scholarly interpretation through a public administration or nonprofit management lens, learning objectives, discussion and test questions, and reading and viewing recommendations. These five lessons provide a wide-reaching, foundational application for any public administration and nonprofit management classroom.
Descriptors: Minicourses, Public Administration Education, Nonprofit Organizations, Business Administration Education, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Holidays, Active Learning, Perspective Taking, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Tourism, Risk Management, Volunteers, Money Management, Private Financial Support, Death, Evidence Based Practice, Student Educational Objectives, Misconceptions
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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