Teaching Public Administration with Pop Culture

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Erin L. Borry (University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA) Peter A. Jones (University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA)

Teaching Public Administration with Pop Culture

Erin L. Borry (University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA), Peter A. Jones (University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA)

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Routledge
27 December 2024

Series: Routledge Public Affairs Education

This book offers faculty teaching in public administration and public affairs programs a playbook for using popular culture as a pedagogical tool in the classroom.

Authors Erin L. Borry and Peter A. Jones build a pedagogical framework, detailing the richness and range of media through which pop culture can be accessed, and demonstrate how best to integrate different forms of pop culture to achieve various learning goals. The breadth of content available and practical applicability to the public administration degree offer many opportunities to incorporate pop culture into the curriculum, including introductory courses in public administration and public service, as well as more advanced budgeting, statistics, ethics, social equity, and open government courses, to name a few. This book offers some examples of pop culture that instructors can readily adapt for use in their own courses, as well as sample assignments and various types of group work, including simulations.

Teaching Public Administration with Pop Culture will be of enormous benefit to instructors of public affairs undergraduate and graduate students, as well as to those teaching in the areas of political science, civics, social studies, and government in higher and K–12 education settings.

By: Erin L. Borry (University of Alabama at Birmingham USA), Peter A. Jones (University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9781032423982
ISBN 10: 1032423986
Series: Routledge Public Affairs Education
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 27 December 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction 2. Pop Culture as Pedagogy 3. Choosing Pop Culture Content 4. Television 5. Documentaries and Docuseries 6. Movies 7. Podcasts 8. Online Videos 9. Social Media 10. Integrating Pop Culture into Role-Playing Simulations and Case Studies

Erin L. Borry (she/her) is an associate professor and graduate program director in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her research interests include rules, red tape, social equity, and public administration in pop culture. She has published in journals such as Public Administration Review, Public Administration, International Public Management Journal, Public Integrity, Journal of Public Affairs Education, and American Review of Public Administration, among others. Peter A. Jones (he/him) is an associate professor in the department of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He researches the public budgeting processes and financial management practices of local and state governments, school districts, and court systems. His research work has been published in the Policy Studies Journal, American Review of Public Administration, International Journal of Public Administration, International Journal of Public Sector Management, and Journal of Public Affairs Education, among others.

Reviews for Teaching Public Administration with Pop Culture

“This book is a gem! Borry and Jones provide a comprehensive text for any faculty member looking to innovate their teaching, using popular culture from film and television as an effective educational tool to enhance lessons in the classroom that are proven to be advantageous to student learning outcomes, as well as priming students with the tools and education needed to be effective future leaders.” Helen H. Yu, Professor, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, USA “Artifacts of popular culture provide incomparable pedagogical tools for the public affairs classroom. For anyone interested in popular culture’s uses in the classroom, this exceptional work by Borry and Jones is required reading. With this book, instructors are better prepared to make classes more meaningful for students of all generations.” Sean McCandless, Associate Professor, School of Economic, Political, and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, USA “Erin L. Borry & Peter A. Jones’ book provides practical, evidence-based guidance on how to use pop culture in the college classroom. An invaluable recourse, this book can help any professor use pop culture in a thoughtful way that supports student learning and engagement.” Seth J. Meyer, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Bridgewater State University, USA