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This book isn't what you might expect from public affairs faculty who prepare students to become public servants often vilified by an angry public as out-of-touch, bungling bureaucrats. The authors of Teaching Democratic Ideals to Public Affairs Students have found an alternative in an education based on an understanding of democracy that treats citizens as producers rather than just as voters or consumers. Read this book; it has implications for many professionals, not just in public administration but in fields from education and health care to journalism and public safety. David Mathews, Chair, National Issues Forum Institute Each chapter of Teaching Democratic Ideals to Public Affairs Students provides unique insights on ways one can prepare public administrators to advance democracy through professional practices and routines that foster economy, efficiency, equity, effectiveness, and engagement. Bryer and Shaffer have developed a crucial text in democratic education for public administration programs. This book is a must read for educators and practitioners committed to ensuring our next generation of public servants are equipped to lead, manage and engage with the public in ways that engender trust, confidence and mutual respect through shared work and responsibility. Valerie A. Lemmie, Director of Exploratory Research, Charles F. Kettering Foundation, Dayton, Ohio, USA

This book isn't what you might expect from public affairs faculty who prepare students to become public servants often vilified by an angry public as out-of-touch, bungling bureaucrats. The authors of Teaching Democratic Ideas of Public Affairs Students have found an alternative in an education based on an understanding of democracy that treats citizens as producers rather than just as voters or consumers. Read this book; it has implications for many professionals, not just in public administration but in fields from education and health care to journalism and public safety. David Mathews, Chair, National Issues Forum Institute Each chapter of Teaching Democratic Ideals to Public Affairs Students provides unique insights on ways one can prepare public administrators to advance democracy through professional practices and routines that foster economy, efficiency, equity, effectiveness, and engagement. Bryer and Shaffer have developed a crucial text in democratic education for public administration programs. This book is a must read for educators and practitioners committed to ensuring our next generation of public servants are equipped to lead, manage and engage with the public in ways that engender trust, confidence and mutual respect through shared work and responsibility. Valerie A. Lemmie, Director of Exploratory Research, Charles F. Kettering Foundation, Dayton, Ohio, USA

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Thomas Andrew Bryer is Professor in the School of Public Administration at the University of Central Florida, USA, and in the Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania. Timothy J. Shaffer is the inaugural Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Chair of Civil Discourse in the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration with joint appointments in the Department of Communication and School of Education at the University of Delaware, USA.

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