Faculty in public affairs programs are steeped in the science of administration and management, yet when the time comes to serve as organizational leaders, they are frequently unprepared. The Public Affairs Faculty Manual addresses this paradox with smart, practice-based advice. This is a comprehensive handbook for deans, directors, and chairs and for the academic administrators in waiting whose day will come.
Matthew Auer, University of Georgia, USA
This is a long overdue compilation of what an aspiring director of an MPA program needs to know before they step into the position. In one tome, Bruce McDonald and William Hatcher have pulled together insights and perspectives that often take months to learn just by doing. Read The Public Affairs Faculty Manual first, then accept the offer to be MPA director!
Michael A. Pagano, University of Illinois, USA
THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS FACULTY MANUAL
While public affairs faculty study administration and management techniques, few administrators of public affairs programs receive formal training in the nuts and bolts of academic administration. Even those faculty who come to academia after distinguished careers in managerial positions may not be ready for the very different (and difficult) environment of university administration. The Public Affairs Faculty Manual argues that public affairs as a field needs to ensure that knowledge about administration and management is applied to the running of its academic programs, and brings together major leaders in the discipline to explore key features of academic administration. Many of these leaders have served as Master of Public Administration (MPA) directors, chairs, and deans at the nations top public affairs programs.
Crucial issues of academic administration discussed include the basics of public affairs programs, models of governance, roles of different administrative leaders, planning and budgeting for programs, navigating the accreditation process, assessing and improving student learning, ensuring social equity and cultural competency, mentoring faculty, developing curriculum, and helping provide service and applied research to community partners. Themes running throughout the books chapters are examined, and additional resources to help manage public affairs programs are offered. This collection of essays and the strategies within it are designed to encourage faculty to assume positions of leadership in their programs and manage those programs in an effective, efficient, and fair manner. The Public Affairs Faculty Manual is required reading for new, seasoned, and aspiring academic administrators in public administration, public policy, and nonprofit management programs, as well as schools of government.
Bruce D. McDonald, III is Associate Professor of Public Budgeting and Finance at North Carolina State University and the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Public Affairs Education. He has served as the MPA director at both North Carolina State University and Indiana University South Bend. His research focuses on public budgeting and finance in the context of the fiscal health of local governments. His research has appeared in the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Public Administration Review, and the American Review of Public Administration.
William Hatcher is Associate Professor of Public Administration and MPA Director at Augusta University. He also serves as the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Public Affairs Education. He was previously on faculty at Eastern Kentucky University. His research focuses on health policy, community development, and public budgeting. His research has appeared in journals such as the Journal of Public Affairs Education, the American Journal of Public Health, the Journal of Mental Health, and Public Administration Quarterly.
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Bruce D. McDonald, III
Associate Professor of Public Budgeting and Finance
North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC
William Hatcher
Associate Professor of Public Administration
Augusta University, Augusta GA
The Routledge Public Affairs Education series, edited by William Hatcher and Bruce D. McDonald, III, publishes books designed to assist faculty in the classroom and in the management of public administration, public affairs, and public policy programs. To accomplish this, the book series explores evidence-based practices, commentary about the state of public administration education, and pedagogical perspectives. The Routledge Public Affairs Education series examines the future of public administration education, teaching practices, international public administration education, undergraduate public administration programming, and other relevant topics to advance the fields knowledge. For more information about the series, or to submit a book proposal, please contact series editors William Hatcher at wihatcher@augusta.edu and Bruce D. McDonald, III at bmcdona@ncsu.edu.
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During my time as a student and scholar, I have had the pleasure to be guided by excellent program leaders in our field. I dedicate this book to these leaders.
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Hunter Bacot, Ph.D. is Professor of Political Science and Director of Graduate Programs at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Previously, he served as the director of the Institute of Government at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and director of the Elon Poll at Elon University. He received his BA in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an MPA from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Tennessee. His research focuses on civic development in local governments, airport authorities, and state-level environmental policy. His research has been published in outlets such as the
