Identifying and Interpreting Government Successes: An Assessment Tool for Classroom Use

Autor/inn/en	Douglas, Scott; 't Hart, Paul; Van Erp, Judith
Titel	Identifying and Interpreting Government Successes: An Assessment Tool for Classroom Use
Quelle	In: Teaching Public Administration, 40 (2022) 2, S.276-296 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Douglas, Scott) ORCID ('t Hart, Paul)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0144-7394
DOI	10.1177/01447394221079687
Schlagwörter	Public Policy; Governance; Public Administration Education; Case Method (Teaching Technique); Success; Accountability; Sustainability + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Öffentliche Ordnung; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Case method; Fallmethode; Erfolg; Verantwortung; Nachhaltigkeit
Abstract	Journalists, politicians, watchdog institutions, and public administration scholars devote considerable energy to identifying and dissecting failures in government. Studies and case-studies of policy, organizational, and institutional failures in the public sector figure prominently in public administration curriculums and classrooms. Such a focus on failures provides students with cautionary tales and theoretical tools for understanding how things can go badly wrong. However, students are provided with less insights and tools when it comes to identifying and understanding instances of success. To address this imbalance, this article offers students a framework to systematically identify, comprehensively assess and carefully interpret instances of successful public governance. The three-stage design of the funnel introduces students to relevant debates and literatures about meaningful public outcomes, the prudent use of public power, and the ability to sustain performance over time. The articles also discuss how this framework can be used effectively in classroom settings, helping teachers to stimulate reflection on the key challenges of assessing and learning from successes. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01