bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Agentes/atores envolvidos na institucionalização de políticas públicas de educação ambiental no Brasil e a necessidade do diálogo entre eles
Authors: Nery-Silva Ana Clara
Published: January 2017

Buscando panoramas gerais sobre pesquisas em educação ambiental, o presente estudo investigou agentes/atores envolvidos nos processos de elaboração e implementação de políticas públicas federais de educação ambiental no Brasil. Foram encontrados diferentes agentes/ atores, divididos em duas categorias: governamentais e não-governamentais. Na primeira, estão presidentes, ministros, deputados federais, ministérios e secretarias de educação. Já na segunda, encontram-se comissões, conselhos e comitês da sociedade civil (incluindo movimentos sociais e organizações não- governamentais), educadores e corporações econômicas. Conclui-se que é necessário um maior diálogo entre os agentes/ atores envolvidos em cada uma das etapas para que as políticas elaboradas façam sentido ao serem implementadas em diferentes espaços educativos. Considera-se, também, que é necessário que a sociedade civil e os educadores sejam mais convidados a construir as políticas públicas educacionais, de maneira mais participativa, dialógica e democrática.Palavras-chave: Educação ambiental; Políticas públicas; Agentes/atores. ABSTRACT: Seeking overviews on research in environmental education, this study investigated agents/ actors involved in elaboration and implementation processes of federal public policies for environmental education in Brazil. Was found different agents/ actors, organized in two categories: governmental and non-governmental. In the first, are presidents, ministers, deputies, ministries and departments of education. In the second, can be found commissions, councils and committees of civil society (including social movements and non-governmental organizations), educators and economic corporations. We conclude its necessary for more dialogue between the agents/ actors involved in each step, to the elaborate public policies that can make sense when they are implemented in different educational spaces. It is considered, also, that is necessary than civil society and educators are more invited to build educational public policies, making this by a participative, dialogical and more democratic way.Keywords: Environmental education; Public policies; Agents/actors.
Controversial socio-scientific issues / Controvérsias sociocientíficas: aspectos metodológicos para a aproximação...
Authors: Levinson Ralph , Kato Danilo Seithi
Published: January 2017

Entrevista com Ralph Levinson coordenada pelo Prof. Dr. Danilo Seithi Kato (UFTM). Ralph Levinson é professor do Instituto de Educação da Universidade de Londres. Ele dirige o mestrado em Educação para Ciências e orienta trabalhos de doutorado. Seus interesses de pesquisa são questões sociocientíficas controversas, ciência e justiça social, educação para ciências e criatividade e pedagogia em ciência. Ele é o autor de “Towards a theoretical framework for teaching controversial socio?scientific issues” (2006) e de “Science education and democratic participation: an uneasy congruence” (2010). Interview with Ralph Levinson coordinated by professor Danilo Seithi Kato (Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro - UFTM). Ralph Levinson is Reader in Education at the Institute of Education (University of London). He is programme director of the MA in Science Education and supervises doctoral students. His research interests are in socio-scientific issues, science and social justice, science education and creativity, and pedagogy in science. He is the author of “Towards a theoretical framework for teaching controversial socio?scientific issues” (2006) and “Science education and democratic participation: an uneasy congruence” (2010).
Typological Analysis of Victimization Profiles of Young Children
Authors: Robert-Mazaye Christelle , Clément Marie-Ève , Cyr Katie , Chamberland Claire
Published: January 2017

Although the scope of violence against children has been well documented, the reality of this phenomenon remains to be examined. Using data collected during a population-based survey on the polyvictimization of children between 2 and 11 years old, this study explores the profiles of 972 children who are victims of many forms of violence (in family, school, and/or community). Cluster analyses identified 4 groups (minimal victimization, generalized victimization, threatening environment, aggressive environment), which differ according to the forms and extent of the violence experienced. The role of age, gender, and adverse life events in forming groups is also examined, as are the links with mental health disorders. Fostering the examination of the phenomenon of violence against children in all its diversity, this taxonomy presents advantages for researchers and professionals, which are discussed.
Perceptions of Stalking: The Impact of Threat Level and Victim Response
Authors: Uhl Carolyn A. , Rhyner Katlin J. , Terrance Cheryl A. , Plumm Karyn M.
Published: January 2017

Because of varying legal definitions across jurisdictions, factors that influence judgments of what constitutes stalking are important to identify. In this study, participants (N = 147) were randomly assigned to read 1 of 4 vignettes involving a hypothetical case of stalking, stemming from a 2 (threat level: explicit vs. implicit) × 2 (victim response: fear vs. anger) between-subjects factorial design. Overall, when the threat was implicit or the victim responded with anger, participants were less inclined to view the scenario as representative of stalking. An interaction further revealed that when the threat was explicit, participants were more likely to rate the perpetrator’s behavior as severe when the victim responded with fear, as opposed to anger. Implications are discussed.
Help-Seeking Behavior in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: Toward an Integrated Behavioral Model of Individual Factors
Authors: Fleming CJ Eubanks , Resick Patricia A.
Published: January 2017

This study examined individual behavioral predictors of help-seeking using the frameworks of the Andersen model and the theory of planned behavior in a sample of help-seeking female survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). In-person interviews were conducted with 372 women (Mage = 34.41 years, 66% African American). Results indicated that variables suggested by the Andersen model, including age, depression, psychological aggression, and posttraumatic stress-related arousal symptoms, were significant predictors of help-seeking. Variables suggested by the theory of planned behavior, including perceived helpfulness of resource and perceived controllability of the violence, were also significantly related to help-seeking. However, a combined model including variables from both theoretical approaches accounted for the most variance in help-seeking behavior. Overall, results suggest that these models are useful conceptualizations of help-seeking in an IPV population and that it is important to consider personal characteristics, need-based variables, and cognitive factors in outreach efforts.
The Implementation of State-Mandated Standards for Batterer Intervention Programs: The Colorado Experience
Authors: Richards Tara N. , Gover Angela R. , Tomsich Elizabeth A. , Hansen Jesse , Davis Cheryl R.
Published: January 2017

The current research examines Colorado’s experience implementing evidence-based mandated treatment Standards, which use a uniform risk assessment, differentiated treatment levels, offender competencies, and a multidisciplinary treatment team (MTT) composed of a victim advocate, probation officer, and treatment provider to manage offender treatment. Using data from MTT member surveys (n = 107) and follow-up interviews (n = 14), the study investigates perceptions of implementation and treatment fidelity, MTT decision making and communication, and the process of successful treatment completion. Results demonstrate that full implementation of Colorado’s standards for domestic violence treatment has not yet been achieved and that many MTT members report challenges to communication and decision making regarding offender treatment plans and successful achievement of competencies. Recommendations for further improvements in Colorado’s domestic violence treatment model are made and directions for future research are discussed.
Investigating the Self-Protective Potential of Immobility in Victims of Rape
Authors: de Heer Brooke A. , Jones Lynn C.
Published: January 2017

Using a nationwide sample of reported rape cases collected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI; 389 victims; 89% stranger rapes), this study investigates assumptions about self-protective behaviors for rape victims. Past research on victim resistance strategies often specifies active resistance as self-protective, inadvertently underestimating the potential for biologically based reactions, such as tonic immobility, to be self-protective as well. Results confirm that rape victims who were verbally and physically immobile during the attack were less likely to be injured and have force used against them. In addition, victims who were verbally immobile suffered a less severe attack. The results indicate that immobility may protect the victim from increased injury, force, and severity of the attack. Implications for the legal and public definition of consent are discussed.
What Would They Do? Parents’ Responses to Hypothetical Adolescent Dating Violence Situations
Authors: Weisz Arlene N. , Black Beverly M. , Hawley Alicia C.
Published: January 2017

Although adolescent dating violence (ADV) is recognized as a significant public health problem, little is known about how parents respond to it. This article analyzes exploratory, qualitative data from a public opinion survey of 529 Midwestern, U.S. parents’ ideas about how they would respond to a daughter victimized by ADV. It examines differing responses between mothers and fathers across 3 vignettes. Most parents viewed the ADV as serious, meriting deeper discussions with the daughter, boyfriend, or his parents. Many planned to handle the incident by trying to end the adolescents’ relationship, talking to the boyfriend, or informing the daughter about ADV. These findings can help prevention workers show how knowledge about parents’ typical reactions can help parents modulate their responses to increase effective communication with adolescents.
Trauma Center Youth Violence Screening and Brief Interventions: A Multisite Pilot Feasibility Study
Authors: Kazemi Donna M. , Jacobs David G. , Portwood Sharon G. , Veach Laura , Zhou Weihua , Hurley Melissa Johnson
Published: January 2017

Every day, 16 American youths between the ages of 10 and 24 years are murdered; 84% of these fatalities involve a firearm. Nearly half of traumatic youth deaths result from violence-related injuries. In 2013, 580,250 youth suffered nonfatal, assault-related injuries, necessitating emergency department treatment. The aim of this multisite pilot study was to examine the process, feasibility, and challenges of violence brief interventions (VBIs). The participants were youth between 15 and 25 years of age, at 2 major Level 1 trauma centers (TCs; TC1, TC2) in the Southeastern United States. Eligible participants (N = 38; TC1: n = 20, TC2: n = 18) received at least 1 VBI during their hospital stay, which provided information about individual screening results and elicited patients’ perspectives on violent and risky behaviors. More participants at TC2 than at TC1 completed 2 VBI sessions. Barriers to and support of implementation were identified at both sites, and factors for improving implementation were identified, including the need for staff support through clinical guidelines and coordinated prevention and outreach programs. Further research is needed to identify factors for successful implementation of VBIs in TCs.
Social Skills and School Readiness in Young Children Exposed to Violence
Authors: LeBlanc Monique M. , Cosgrove Seandra J. , David Kimberly B.
Published: January 2017

Witnessing violence is associated with negative outcomes for preschool-aged children, including lowered school readiness; however, not all children evidence negative outcome, indicating the presence of protective factors. This study examined social skills as a moderator of the relation between violence exposure and school readiness in preschool-aged children. Seventy-eight children completed a measure of school readiness, and their caregiver completed measures of social skills, witnessed violence exposure, and direct victimization. Results revealed that social skills moderated the witnessed violence–school readiness association, controlling for direct victimization and family income. When children evidenced more appropriate social skills, witnessed violence and school readiness were inversely related. However, for children whose caregivers endorsed less appropriate social skills, there was no association between witnessed violence and school readiness.
Coagulation-adsorption of reactive orange from aqueous solution by freshly formed magnesium hydroxide: mixing time and mechanistic study
Authors: Zhao Jianhai , Shi Huanhuan , Liu Meile , Lu Jingfang , Li Wenpu
Published: January 2017

The utilization of magnesium hydroxide was successfully carried out to remove reactive orange by coagulation-adsorption from aqueous solution. The coagulation-adsorption mechanisms and magnesium hydroxide-reactive orange floc property were analyzed through zeta potential, scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). Flocculation Index was then discussed with controlled experiments using intelligent Particle Dispersion Analyzer (iPDA) and optimum rapid mixing time of 90 s was obtained for pH 12. The results of this study indicate that charge neutralization and adsorption are proposed to be the main coagulation mechanisms. The FT-IR spectra and SEM showed that reactive orange was adsorbed on the magnesium hydroxide surface during coagulation and adsorption. Freshly generated magnesium hydroxide can effectively remove reactive orange and the removal efficiency can reach 96.7% and 46.3% for coagulation and adsorption, respectively. Adsorption process accounts for 48% of the whole coagulation experiment. The removal efficiency decreased significantly with increasing magnesium hydroxide formation time.
Thermally activated persulfate oxidation of NAPL chlorinated organic compounds: effect of soil composition on oxidant demand in different soil-persulfate systems
Authors: Liu Jialu , Liu Zhehua , Zhang Fengjun , Su Xiaosi , Lyu Cong
Published: January 2017

This study investigates the interaction of persulfate with soil components and chlorinated volatile organic compounds (CVOCs), using thermally activated persulfate oxidation in three soil types: high sand content; high clay content; and paddy field soil. The effect of soil composition on the available oxidant demand and CVOC removal rate was evaluated. Results suggest that the treatment efficiency of CVOCs in soil can be ranked as follows: cis-1,2-dichloroethene > trichloroethylene > 1,2-dichloroethane > 1,1,1-trichloroethane. The reactions of soil components with persulfate, shown by the reduction in soil phase natural organics and mineral content, occurred in parallel with persulfate oxidation of CVOCs. Natural oxidant demand from the reaction of soil components with persulfate exerted a large relative contribution to the total oxidant demand. The main influencing factor in oxidant demand in paddy-soil-persulfate systems was natural organics, rather than mineral content as seen with sand and clay soil types exposed to the persulfate system. The competition between CVOCs and soil components for oxidation by persulfate indicates that soil composition exhibits a considerable influence on the available oxidant demand and CVOC removal efficiency. Therefore, soil composition of natural organics and mineral content is a critical factor in estimating the oxidation efficiency of in-situ remediation systems.
Phonological Acquisition Symeea (Children the Age of 2 Years)
Authors: Dewi Erin Elvira
Published: January 2017

Every child who was born normally has the potential or language in him. Problems that often attract attention is about how the process of language acquisition a child. This research discusses acquisition of phonology as a young age 2 years named Symeea using contrasting theory and process introduced by Ingram. According to Ingram a child has system phonology adults with the creation its structure own and then change the structure of this if prescience on the system adults better. The development of phonology this through assimilation and accommodation that is constantly (according to the theory of Piaget): change the structure of to harmonized by the fact. Acquisition phonology child occurs through some process of simplification common involving all classes sound. This research using design descriptive qualitative research to described of language acquisition particularly to the field of phonology. Data sources in this research is a recording speech a child up to the age 2 years named Symeea on 27 December 2016. Data in this study collected with the observation to technique record and note. Based on the results of recording that has been done can be concluded that acquisition phonology on Symeea involving process substitution in each the phoneme /r/, /u/, /s/, and /a/. Acquisition phonology on Symeea also involved the process of assimilating especially in the phoneme /e/. In addition, happened the process structure syllables (simplification structure syllable) cluster of to the reduction/r/ in each said [pergi] and [rumah]. Speech of Symeea there was interference language the use of Sasak language inform the phrase.
Euphemism in Oral Dialect Speech Ngeto-Ngete District Suralaga
Authors: Prasetyo Hendra
Published: January 2017

Language and culture in the community are the two things that can not be separated. The language used in a particular speech community values shaped by cultural norms that they profess. There are several words taboo in the culture of a society which then allows the emergence of a new term that is more refined for use. Smoothing of taboo language was then known by euphemisms. Euphemism is a symptom of language by using a more subtle expression to replace the phrase which is considered rude. It intentionally or not intended to cover the actual reality or as a form of homage to partners said. The method used is descriptive qualitative data collection techniques using methods refer to and capable. The research results obtained is a form of euphemism often used in oral speech Sasak dialect ngeto-ngete District of Suralaga use of varied forms, the forms of figurative expression, a metaphor, a word to replace one word to another, and circumlocutions form. Meaning euphemism spoken form is based on the context of the speech uttered. Function euphemisms that often arise in the Sasak dialects spoken utterances ngeto-ngete District of Suralaga is functioned as a means of smoothing the speech, confidentiality, and diplomacy.
The Relation between Sasak and Samawa Folktales: Comparative Literature to Multicultural Education
Authors: Bahri Syaiful
Published: January 2017

There are three problems which would like to be answered. They are (1) relation between Sasak and Samawa folk folktales; (2) the description of Sasak and Samawa people based on the folktales; and (3) the use of the folktales’ relation which gives the description of both people as the basis of the application of multicultural educational values. Problems answered using Levi-Strauss structural theory which says that tale is the gate of understanding the people. The folktales used as data are (1) Batu Goloq (Sasak) and Batu Plantolan (Samawa); Mandalika (Sasak) and Lala Buntar (Samawa); and (3) Tegodek dait Tetuntel (Sasak) and Ne Bote Ne Kakura (Samawa). Data gathered through library research followed by triangulation by reconfirming to the respondents to have more valid data. Data were analyzed using Levi-Strauss steps: (1) determining the miteme, (2) arranging the miteme syntactically and paradigmatically, (3) comparing the miteme to see the similarities and differences, (4) interpreting using those groups by using logical reasoning of both people, and (5) making different logical reasoning as the material of the application of multicultural educational values. It is found that the relation of each group of tales showed a consistency in similarities and differences. Batu Goloq and Batu Plantolan give a description that Sasak people tend to solve the problems by themselves as the consequence of the closed, while Samawa people tend to invite others as the consequence of the opened. The same characters found in Mandalika and Lala Buntar specifically in miteme processing in taking a decision and solving problems. Mandalika told as a closed one, while Lala Buntar is opened one in deciding and solving her problems. The comparison toward Tegodek dait Tetuntel and Ne Bote Ne Kakura describe hidden protest of Sasak and Samawa. It is the manifestation of the same view toward refusal and disagreement to the oppression done by high-status people. These descriptions of Sasak and Samawa could be used as the material of application of multicultural educational values to students through careful guiding of finding a description of comparison of Sasak and Samawa folktales.
Phosphorus Removal Characteristics of Titanium Salts Compared with Aluminum Salt
Authors: Jeon Kyeong‐Jun , Kim Jong‐Ho , Ahn Johng‐Hwa
Published: January 2017

This study evaluates the efficacy of titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4) and titanium sulfate [Ti(SO4)2] on phosphorus (P) removal in synthetic wastewater compared with aluminum sulfate [Al2(SO4)3]. Jar test experiments were performed at various chemical doses and initial pH (pHi) levels to determine the conditions at which P removal was most efficient. The doses with 99% P removal were 0.31 to 0.34 mM for TiCl4, 0.15 mM for Ti(SO4)2, and 0.19 mM for Al2(SO4)3 as Al at 2 mg P/L, 100 mg CaCO3/L, and pHi = 7.0 to 8.0. The optimum pHi was 7 for TiCl4, 5.5 for Ti(SO4)2, and 7 for Al2(SO4)3. The P‐removal efficiencies were Ti(SO4)2 > Al2(SO4)3 > TiCl4 at pHi 5.5, and TiCl4 ≈ Al2(SO4)3 > Ti(SO4)2 at pHi 7 and 8.5. P‐removal ability of TiCl4 decreased as alkalinity increased. Quadratic models successfully approximated the response surface for P removal efficiency with simultaneous changes in pHi and chemical concentrations [TiCl4 and Al2(SO4)3].
How a Bill Becomes a Law, Hollywood Style
Authors: Lee Mordecai
Published: January 2017

While film studies have become common in public administration, no inquiries have related to the cinematic depiction of the process of public law, a subject that is the underpinning of all public administration. This inquiry identified thirteen movies that present scenes of how a bill becomes a law. From these movies the American public learns about lawmaking, as a civics lesson writ large. In large part, these movies are relatively accurate about both the technical steps involved in legislation as well as the political and behind- the-scenes aspects of decision-making in Congress. This means the movies are making a positive contribution to understanding public administration. Given the contemporary sense of a decline in the quality of Congress, these movies have contributed not just to a relatively realistic understanding of how a bill becomes a law, but probably also to public support for reform. Public administration would be one of the beneficiaries ofreforms that improve Congressional decision-making.
Keeping the Vision Alive: The Role of Networks in National Memorial Building A Case Study of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial and the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial
Authors: Kelley Amy Probsdorfer , Morris John C.
Published: January 2017

The process to win approval to build a national memorial on the National Mall inWashington, DC is both long and complex. Many memorials are proposed, but few are chosen to inhabit the increasingly scarce space available on the Mall. Through the use of network analysis we compare and contrast two memorial proposals, with an eye toward understanding why one proposal was successful while the other seems to have failed. We conclude that the success of a specific memorial has less to do with the perceived popularity of the person or event to be memorialized, and more to do with how the sponsors use the network of people and resources available to advocate for a given proposal.
Bree Michaels Goes to State Prison: Fictionalizing Lived Experience in Order to Learn from It
Authors: Ketelle Diane
Published: January 2017

Through teaching a narrative writing class to the inmates of San Quentin State Prison, Bree comes to know them not merely as their convictions, but as complex human beings, far beyond concepts of good versus evil. In the process, she discovers for herself and guides her unlikely students to discover the power of narrative.
Superhero, Sleeping Beauty, or Devil? The Making of Orphan Myths and Public Administration
Authors: Edlins Mariglynn
Published: January 2017

Children who are separated from their parents, whether temporarily or permanently, become dependent on representatives of the state to make the day-to-day decisions of their care. In these interactions with vulnerable children, these representatives rely on their own discretion to guide them in how to approach the children they are responsible for. What stories exist that might influence how street-level bureaucrats think about children who are separated from their parents? What narratives might inform the discretion and judgment they use in their work? In this paper, I explore the narratives of superhero stories, romance novels, and horror films in order to identify the orphan archetypes they portray and consider how these myths might impact the interactions between orphans and public administrators.
Table of Contents
Authors: Board Editorial
Published: January 2017

Public Voices Vol. XIII No. 2
Women in Public Service: An Introduction
Authors: Gordon Victoria
Published: January 2017

Introduction to this issue's symposium.
The Unfortunate Misinterpretation of Miss Follett
Authors: Stout Margaret , Love Jeannine M
Published: January 2017

Mary Follett was both a woman in public service in myriad roles from social worker to presidential advisor and a female public intellectual giving voice to what would later be called a feminist perspective. Based on a forthcoming book, this paper summarizes the fullness of Follett’s thinking and discusses the manner in which she is frequently misinterpreted in the literature, arguing that these misunderstandings are due to a lack of awareness of, or ability to grasp, her underlying relational process ontology. Misinterpretations in both the management and public administration literature are considered, ending with a call for scholars in both specializations to reconsider their interpretations from a more in-depth understanding of her work.
Whither and Whence: A Retrospective View of Women in Public Service
Authors: Phillips John R , Gordon Victoria
Published: January 2017

Symposium Conclusion
Case Study #5: Bartleby, the Scrivener, a Story of Wall Street by Herman Melville
Authors: Nichols Ken
Published: January 2017

“Bartleby” is the name of the principal character in Herman Melville’s short story about the relationship between a manager and an employee. Bartleby is the employee. His job is to be a scrivener, or a copyist.The setting is a small law firm on Wall Street a century and a half ago — long before computers and photocopy machines, or even typewriters and carbon paper. A scrivener’s job was to copy a document clearly and accurately using the information technology of the day: paper, a bottle of ink, and a sharpened quill.You’ll find that the office technology may be different now than it was in Bartleby’s time, but people are much the same as ever. As you read this story, ask yourself what kind of employee Bartleby is. What kind of boss does the attorney make? Does the story have to end the way it does?
Masthead
Authors: Team Editorial
Published: January 2017

Public Voices Vol. 10 No. 1
Table of Contents
Authors: Team Editorial
Published: January 2017

Vol. X, #1
The Florida Keys Memorial
Authors: Wilkinson Jerry
Published: January 2017

Front Cover Notes
Knowledge Analytic: An Introduction
Authors: Hummel Ralph
Published: January 2017

A look at modern organizations shows that the leadership is seldom trained in science. Executives or administrators claim authority on the basis of an alien reason more suitable to milking the resources of financial markets and government budgets than to mid-management knowledge of production. Workers, too, have persisted in the claim to possessing knowledge: their hands-on know-how, an art often kept under wraps, silenced by management science and disregarded by the executive suite.A new way of dealing with resulting conflicts identifies and tests the compatibility of different kinds of knowledge in accomplishing work. It is called the knowledgeanalytic.
The Innovat ion and Discovery in Factory and Bureaucracy: Theory, Art and Method of the Knowledge Analyt ic
Authors: Hummel Ralph , Carnevale David G.
Published: January 2017

David Carnevale and Ralph Hummel propose a mixed “knowledge analytic” to deepen the study of trouble in modern organizations beyond the usual suspects. Science and reason are said to require help from art, aesthetics, and judgment to penetrate from precise but shallow understandings to the heart of work as it is practiced from the inside out. The focus here is the art of conceptualization at the level of the worker and the failure of unions to mobilize worker knowledge.
Participatory Practices in Community Services for the Unemployed Poor
Authors: Mathijssen Carmen , Wildemeersch Danny
Published: January 2017

This article was previously presented as a paper at the International Conference“Ethics and Integrity of Governance: A Transatlantic Dialogue.” We focus on families in poverty, a group who is currently often excluded from civic engagement. We want to stimulate thinking about the inclusion of their voices in policy formation, implementation, and evaluation. We go deeper into a new practice of activation of the long-term unemployed, namely community services, situated in the social economy sector in Flanders (Belgium). After introducing the basic concepts, we formulate arguments in support of a competence approach and a participatory approach. Then we touch on the problematic of the translation of this approach into policy criteria.
Bree Michaels Becomes a Professor: Fictionalizing Lived Experience in Order to Learn from It
Authors: Ketelle Diane
Published: January 2017

As Bree tried to develop an academic identity, she began making sense of heradministrative experience through fictionalizing aspects of it and, after taking a deep breath, she decided to teach her students to do the same.
Case Study #8: Warriors of the Gentle Dreams
Authors: Nichols Ken
Published: January 2017

What should you do when you suspect a coworker of serious wrongdoing? What if the coworker is your boss? And what if you need your job to support yourself and your family? These are a few of the questions that the protagonist in “Warriors of the Gentle Dreams” must determine.
Postmodern Public Administration
Authors: Kunz Karen
Published: January 2017

Reviewed by Karen Kunz
Masthead
Authors: Team Editorial
Published: January 2017

Public Voices Vol. 10 No. 2
In the Boss’s Office
Authors: Team Editorial
Published: January 2017

“In the Boss’s Office,” lithography (lubok) of the first half of the 19th century, Russia.
Reflections on Balzac's Physiology of the Bureaucrat (1841): Tracing Popular Opinion and the Problems of Irony
Authors: Rutgers Mark
Published: January 2017

Popular ideas are important. They constitute the social context in which administrators act, irrespective of the correctness, or even moral justness, of these views. They are as important for understanding and appraising public administration in a certain time and place as scholarly texts. Popular opinion is, however, difficult to trace in historic research. We can partly rely on newspapers and (before these) pamphlets as sources for studying the values attached to public administration, but prose and other artistic narratives are equally important.To argue the relevance of the study of prose is certainly not new, in fact, it is as old as the study of public administration. Ideas presented in fiction stick, and influence even academic thought on public administration (cf. McCurdy, 1987).This article discusses and reflects upon just one example of a non-scholarly text: Honoré de Balzac’s Physiologie de l´employé or Physiology of the Bureaucrat, published in 1841. The discussion of this text leads to a second, more general, topic also discussed in this article: the use of semi-fictional or para-literature of an ironic nature as a source for tracing popular opinion.
1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft, and Debs – The Election that Changed the Country
Authors: Mueller Jeffrey G
Published: January 2017

Reviewed by Jeffrey G. Mueller
Fuhrer’s Heart: An American Story
Authors: Alt Patricia M
Published: January 2017

Reviewed by Patricia M. Alt
Governments, Governance and War: What We Have Learned in Iraq An Introduction
Authors: Patterson Valerie
Published: January 2017

Reflective of Public Voices unique approach, the works selected for the symposium represent a wide specter of genres: from analytical articles to an eyewitness account to several poems and a play. The symposium contributors, each through a different lens, examine issues of governance and war, democracy and freedom, national security and the right of nations to self-determination and discuss the lessons the conflict in Iraq has taught us about bureaucracy, civil service, political actors and the value of human life.
Iraqi Notes: A Personal Reflection on Issues of Governance in Iraq and US Involvement
Authors: Dawoody Alexander
Published: January 2017

The author of this article uses eyewitness account, historical narrative and personal reflection to examine governance from a dual perspective – that of an Iraqi native having suffered the oppression, violation of personal freedom and liberty administered by the regime of Saddam Hussein, and that of a US citizen that has experienced firsthand and explored the contradictions to be found in the freedom of American “democracy.”
On a Mission
Authors: Patterson Valerie
Published: January 2017

Satirical Musings on the War in Irqa
What Went Wrong and Why – An Essay on Post-Hussein Iraq
Authors: Popejoy Michael
Published: January 2017

Analyzing the lessons learned in Iraq, the author of this article explores whether the American experience embracing our fundamental beliefs on human rights and other related ideologies, including separation of church and state, freedom of individuals to choose their leaders and their form of government through a democratic forum, authority of a constitutional rule of law, and a concept of impartial justice, is an exportable commodity.
A New National Strategy – Lessons, Output and Outcome
Authors: Patterson Valerie
Published: January 2017

Poetic Critique of “American internationalism”
“Hit the Bricks, Buddy”: Nepotism and the Dark Side of Reinventing Government
Authors: Miller Randall
Published: January 2017

The Reinventing Government (ReGo) movement that was popularized during the 1990's by Osborne and Gaebler’s 1992 book of the same title is founded on the concept of “managerialism,” which has “management rights” as its core theme (Shafritz & Russell, 2005). The principle of management rights advocates wideranging discretion for administrators in the decision-making process that can possibly circumvent the constitutional value of due process in the public sector. With this questionable allowance, unscrupulous public administrators have the opportunity to employ patronage practices beyond acceptable limits that allows a “spoils system” of favoritism to prevail over merit practices. In this article, the concept of “spoils in government” is linked to reinventing government precepts that allow corruption to become ingrained within an organization’s culture. As a consequence, opportunities for ethical violations of office increase relative to the degree of discretionary authority afforded to public administrators. Should a corruptible individual assume office in such an environment, the likelihood of unethical behavior becomes relatively certain. A case study of nepotism from the same decade of reinventing government is documented that illustrates how the implementation of an employment pool in the hiring process of a municipal fire department permitted unethical violations of due process by its fire chief. The discretional authority afforded to a corruptible fire chief in the name of managerialism reinstated a culture of favoritism prevalent within the department from earlier days. The resulting public scandal was sensational but shortlived and was ineffectual in redressing the wrongs brought about by the misuse of authority. The discretionary hiring process not only continues in the department to this day but has been expanded to include promotions.
Bree Michaels: A Glimpse into the Life of an Elementary School Principal
Authors: Ketelle Diane
Published: January 2017

First thing that Bree Michaels, an elementary school principal, does when she comes to work every morning is to compile The List of things she wants to accomplish on that day. For her, The List is as a symbolic action, a form of personal self-validation. She creates The List for that moment at the end of the day when she can draw lines through items completed. But as the day progresses, she gets distracted by all sorts of unexpected matters, managing a chain of mini-crises. In that, many public administrators can identify with Bree.
Cover & Masthead
Authors: Board Editorial
Published: January 2017

Public Voices Vol. 8, No. 1
Democracy .. a challenge – the WPA Federal Art Project Poster
Authors: Board Editorial
Published: January 2017

WPA Federal Art Project Poster
Letters From Readers
Authors: Readers Various
Published: January 2017

Letters to the editor
Is There a Role for Historical Fiction in Public Administration? An Introduction
Authors: Lee Mordecai
Published: January 2017

In this symposium, its contributors are experimenting with shotgunning history and fiction into a merged subject of Public Administration historical fiction. According to the symposium editor, historical fiction is a form of mental gymnastics that can provide a constructive albeit minor contribution to understanding Public Administration's past, analyzing its present and helping shape its future.
Table of Contents
Authors: Team Editorial
Published: January 2017

PV IX #1
Alexander Hamilton: What if Aaron Burr Missed?
Authors: Popejoy Michael W
Published: January 2017

In this article, the author speculates about the further impact Alexander Hamilton could have had on the development of American public administration and the shape and direction of American government had he survived the duel with Aaron Burr.
Public Administration’s Dyslexia: Appreciating the Strengths of its Disabilities
Authors: Gibson Pamela A
Published: January 2017

To have a dis/ability opens the possibilities for seeing (understanding) something different because of difference in the disabled’s lens or worldview. Public administration is awash in self-doubt, discomfort and confusion. As it struggles with setting, moving and removing academic boundaries of the discipline, public administration reveals its own dyslexia. The disabling of public administration offers a view from the balcony (or orchestra pit) granting a greater appreciation of ‘the other’ in the public administration student, public administration theory and public administration practices. The dyslexic individual and institution can suffer and celebrate contradiction, paradox, irony, and other delimiting arenas of learning without resistance. Successful learning and understanding can come not in spite of but because of apparent disabilities.
Context-Specific Images of the Archetypical Bureaucrat: Persistence and Diffusion of the Bureaucracy Stereoptype
Authors: Van de Walle Steven
Published: January 2017

This article demonstrates how stereotyping theory can help to explain citizens' images of government, and how, by approaching the stereotype of civil servants as a social norm, the image of civil servants is diffused and preserved.
A Narrative Approach to Identifying Some Underlying Problems in an Urban Hospital's Emergency Room
Authors: Eisenberg Eric M , Pynes Joan E , Baglia Jay
Published: January 2017

There is a shortage of nurses in America.  This article provides an applied example of the value of ethnographic/qualitative research in an urban hospital's emergency room to identify factors associated with nurse turnover and low morale.  A narrative that identifies some of the underlying problems in a hospital's emergency room is provided.  The authors challenge public administration research methods courses to broaden their focus and incorporate more qualitiative methods.
The Disappearance of the Homemakers Club: A Dilemma for School Leaders
Authors: Ketelle Diane
Published: January 2017

How can we return to a broader notion of education?  There is a currently a need to focus on the public purpose of schooling.  The notion of leading with public purpose derives from the progressive idea that human beings have bot hthe desire and capacity to make the world a better place.  Educational leadership should engage individuals in the educational and civic community and assist in the bettering of public life and public schooling.
The Dean and the Princess: Why Tenure Matters
Authors: Popejoy Michael W
Published: January 2017

An account of how a young professor came to the true understanding of why tenure in academe really matters.
Beyond the Fife and Drum: Northern Protestant Working Class Cultures
Authors: Burgess Paul
Published: January 2017

The author contends that throughout the duration of the present conflict in NorthernIreland, the world has been repeatedly given a one-dimensional image of this culture depicting it as mainly a product of ethnicity and also a reflection of class sentiment and lived experience.As drummer and songwriter of Ruefrex, a musical band internationally renowned for its songs about the Troubles conflict in Northern Ireland, Burgess discusses the need to express Protestant cultural traditions and identity through words and music. Citing Weber’s argument that individuals need to understand the world and their environment and that this understanding is influenced by perceptions of world order and attitudes and interpretations of symbolic systems or structures, the author argues that losing the importance of symbolic structures in relation to actual events will result in failure to understand why communities embrace meaning systems that are centrally informed by symbol and ritual. In his mind, rather than seeking to promote an understanding of Protestant or Catholic reality, it is important to speculate how the practice of difference might be used in developing any kind of reality of co-operation and co-ordination
“Let Us Say Yes…” Music, the Stranger and Hospitality
Authors: Phelan Helen
Published: January 2017

The stranger, or the foreigner, is a familiar figure in Western literature, philosophy, and theology. The turn of the millennium from the 20th to the 21st century has re-cast the concept of the stranger against a backdrop of global migration, unprecedented in its scope and character. Philosophy, psychoanalysis and literary criticism have all re-engaged in what is increasingly acknowledged as one of the seminal challenges to contemporary political, social and ethical human organization. One of the concepts rehabilitated in this most recent engagement is the concept of hospitality, including absolute hospitality.Through an exploration of some key contemporary approaches to our understanding of the human phenomenon of music-making, as well as a case study of a particular musical happening in Limerick, Ireland, involving a group of women from the Travelling and asylum seeking communities, this paper attempts the postulation that music is a potential medium through which absolute hospitality can be glimpsed and, on occasion, realized.
A Story of Saxophone Craftsmanship: Implications for Public Administration Theory
Authors: Garrett Terence M.
Published: January 2017

The idea for this story emerged in the course of a conversation among friends about the loss of American (and, indeed, outside of the U.S.) craftsmanship and the propensity for manufacturers and service providers to obey the laws of mass production. When it was my turn, I recounted the story of my own experience when it came time for me to buy a “new” baritone saxophone. After having talked about the story, my friends told me that the story had important aspects pertinent to public administration.
Letters from Readers
Authors: Team Editorial
Published: January 2017

Listening to “Other” Voices: Letters from ReadersLetter to the Editors on the Fun of Counterfactual History
Cover & Masthead
Authors: Team Editorial
Published: January 2017

Cover, Editorial Board, MastheadPublic Voices Vol. 9 No. 2
Table of Contents
Authors: Board Editorial
Published: January 2017

Vol IX, #2
Leadership Back Cover Collage
Authors: Ownby Robert , Ryan Maria
Published: January 2017

Back Cover Notes
When Politics Overwhelms Administration: Historical Proofs for Fesler’s Maxim against State-based Federal Regions, 1934-1943
Authors: Lee Mordecai
Published: January 2017

This is an historical inquiry into the events that led to Fesler’s 1949 maxim that federal field administrative regions should always be larger than an individual state. When he proclaimed that principle he concluded that state-based regions caused political problems for personnel and locational reasons, but only presented a single contemporary example for each of those reasons. Relying on primary and archival sources, this article provides additional historical proofs for Fesler’s maxim. It discusses several largely forgotten political controversies that occurred during the Presidency of Franklin Roosevelt regarding state-based federal administrative regions. This reconstruction is a form of forensic public administration history, seeking to give a clearer understanding of why Fesler addressed the subject at all and providing additional factual substantiation for his axiom.
Fuzzy Lines: Using the Best-Selling Novel to Illustrate the Blurring Boundaries of “Public”
Authors: Argyle Nolan J. , Merwin Gerald A.
Published: January 2017

Privatization, contracting out, and a host of other current trends blur the line between public and private—they create what at best is a fuzzy line. This study examines yet one additional area where the lines between public and private have gotten even fuzzier—the best selling novel. It uses the writings of Tom Clancy and Clive Cussler,two authors whose names on a novel guarantee best-seller status. It will do so in the context of what a civic community and civil society are, and how they relate to the public-private question, a question that has renewed life in public administration.
Wonks and Warriors: Depictions of Government Professionals in Popular Film
Authors: Wielde Beth A. , Schultz David
Published: January 2017

The importance of studying public service portrayals in popular film lies in theimportance of popular culture itself. Popular culture defines generations, both creating and reflecting trends. It provides a window to worlds that may otherwise be a mystery. Popular film messages merge with other media and environmental factors to form a perceived reality for many (Kelly and Elliott 2000).This article examines the depiction of non-elected public servants in movies. It seeks to identify how these individuals are depicted in film and to determine if there are any specific stereotypes or patterns that emerge regarding how Hollywood describes nonelected government officials. It will do this by undertaking a content analysis of a small sample of recent government-themed feature films, ones that have entered into the popular culture mainstream since the late 1980s and early 1990s, as well as certain earlier films that have entrenched themselves into the popular culture vernacular.