Category: Public administration

Make up assignment
Make up assignment
Dear Students,
I would like to offer an additional
assignment for those who wish to further enhance their learning. This
assignment carries a weight of 6 points, equivalent to that of a team
assignment, and is designed to be completed individually.
Your task is to thoroughly study Chapter 15, titled “Gender and Leadership.”
Afterward, please analyze the case study
presented in Section 15.2, which explores the issues of lack of
inclusion and credibility.
For your response, provide answers to
the four questions, each containing 120 words, supported by at least two
citations from credible sources.
I encourage you to employ critical thinking skills in your responses.

Instructions
In order to learn more about approaches to managing public organizations, I’d like you to examine some of the current academic literature.
This week, you will create a synthesis matrix similar to one you might use for a literature review to help you examine the literature and the approaches to managing public organizations.
Using the public administration topic of your choice (with a management focus however), find at least four peer-reviewed sources from the APUS library (not texts or books or websites) you might use for a paper. As you review each one, find the main ideas that you might use in a literature review.  You should be able to find a minimum of three or four topics or ideas that you might use in a literature review.
Create a matrix (please see the attached sample). Put the last names of the authors of the sources in the top row.  List your main ideas in the left column.
Write some brief notes about what each author says about the various ideas. Authors won’t usually include every idea, but more than one author often covers some of the same ideas. In order to practice synthesizing and summarizing, do not use quotations. Everything in this assignment should be your own words. Use simple, meaningful notes for most of the information. These do not need to be complete sentences as long as the reader can understand what you mean. The idea is to help you explore various concepts related to managing public organizations and how different authors use them.
When you are done, be sure to include a reference list in APA format.
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Make up assignment
Dear Students,
I would like to offer an additional
assignment for those who wish to further enhance their learning. This
assignment carries a weight of 6 points, equivalent to that of a team
assignment, and is designed to be completed individually.
Your task is to thoroughly study Chapter 15, titled “Gender and Leadership.”
Afterward, please analyze the case study
presented in Section 15.2, which explores the issues of lack of
inclusion and credibility.
For your response, provide answers to
the four questions, each containing 120 words, supported by at least two
citations from credible sources.
I encourage you to employ critical thinking skills in your responses.

Selection of Agency and Program 
*   Choose a government agency from New York City, which you can find listed at NYC.gov. Alternatively, you can select a government agency and program beyond New York City.
*   I must approve your choice of agency and program, Professor Morote, no later than November 6, 2023.
Step Two: Agency and Program Description
• In your paper, describe the selected agency and program comprehensively.
Step Three: Mission Statement
• If a misions lemen Misiony exam ant, es ate ofe aty shag is eysationa an. EXplin in the lecture otes for the ninth discussion board, ema gunding framework.
Step Four: Logic Model
• Develop a Logic Model tailored to the selected program. This model should illustrate the program’s inputs, actilities, outputs, outcomes, and goals.
Step Five: Performance Measurement Indicators
• Create a set of performance measurement indicators that align with the Logic Model you’ve constructed. These indicators should effectively measure and evaluate the program’s performance.
Examples of NYC Government Agency Programs:
*   NYPD: Law Enforcement Explorers
*   HRA: Special One-Time Assistance (SOTA)
*   DFTA: Senior Citizen Rent Increase (SCRIE)

Your task is to thoroughly study Chapter 14, titled “Gender and Leadership.”
Afterward, please analyze the case study 14.1 “The Glass Ceiling”, which explores the issues of lack of
inclusion and credibility.
For your response, provide answers to
the four questions, each containing 120 words, supported by at least two
citations from credible sources.
I encourage you to employ critical thinking skills in your responses.

Instructions
In at least 300 words, reply to the original poster. You must use at least two scholarly journals to support your response.  You must also use at least one reference from the New International Version Bible.  All citations must be in APA 7th Edition format with both in-text citations and a References page.  If citations are from a book, the page number must be included.  Journals must be from within the past 5 years.  You must also use the attached text as a reference.
FYI…In the replies, many students do not analyze other students’ comments. Remember, you should write about the other student’s comments; that is, the good and bad points. Don’t just say you agree and tell the other student your opinion or just ask questions; that’s not sufficient. Look at several of their comments; list them in your reply, for context, and then critique them. I.e.:  I agree that on this point…; however, I disagree that it should be… On the other hand, you said that…, and, while I agree on part of that, I believe a better way… That’s analysis. Again, don’t simply tell them your opinions, as that is the biggest problem I see. Listing their comments is also important so that it gives a better understanding of what you are saying, according to the context of the comments.
Prompt
Public administrators conduct research to plan, solve problems, and support their decisions. They must collect data to support these tasks and other courses of action. Unfortunately, the literature indicates that these public administrators mostly use quantitative methods. What can qualitative research offer than quantitative methods cannot offer to support these public administration tasks?
Original Poster (Wendell Hindman)
Introduction to Qualitative Research for Public Administration
Within the public administration field, using quantitative data is the methodology of choice for most researchers (Ospina et al., 2017). While they collect data and evaluate numbers and trends, the lack of qualitative data leaves the research incomplete. The limited use of qualitative data and the often narrow scope of the methodology when it is employed have led to an underutilized and undervalued resource (Ospina et al., 2017). Qualitative data provides a glimpse of the makeup and composition of things, whereas quantitative provides a picture through numerical or statistical information (Lune & Berg, 2016). Public administrators who seek to find information to address problems, develop plans for the future or validate decisions should use a research methodology that allows them to measure the quality of information over quantity (Ospina et al., 2017). Quantitative researchers use deductive methods or approaches, while qualitative researchers use inductive approaches (Barczak, 2015).
Unlike quantitative research which evaluates statistical information, qualitative research focuses on determining the quality and value of information and its relationships to the subject being evaluated through systematic approaches (Barczak, 2015; Lune & Berg, 2016). The use of data to test hypotheses and determine the validity of an idea is replaced in qualitative research with specific observations and identification of patterns. This research type evaluates social interactions, behaviors, and other influences to measure their effects on people. While quantitative data looks for statistical significance, qualitative looks for patterns and relationships between the various factors (Lune & Berg, 2016). For researchers in public administration, these relationships and influences can provide information on not only the specific issue being evaluated but also provide a clearer picture of why the issue exists and what factors could potentially impact it. Quantitative methodology drives theoretical innovation and creates opportunities for the researcher to identify relationships outside a narrow or specific dataset (Hendren et al., 2022).
Qualitative data provides the researcher with understanding and information that could not be quantified numerically or through some other means (Queirós et al., 2017). These understandings provide explanations of the various social relationships and how they are intertwined and affect each other. Another advantage of qualitative methodologies is the immersion of the researchers themselves (Ospina et al., 2017; Queirós et al., 2017). In quantitative, the researcher is outside the problem or area of study looking inward to evaluate data gathered through some measurement instrument. Within qualitative studies, the researcher is more often immersed in the study in order to evaluate and closely examine the relationships and interactions of the area of study. While it may start with focus groups and external examinations, the nature of evaluation pulls the researcher into the study to fully grasp the problem and evaluate what influences the other behaviors have upon it (Queirós et al., 2017).
Within scripture, Jesus used parables to provide lessons on human behaviors and attitudes. These parables used qualitative evaluations to focus on those behaviors, emotions, and experiences. Quantitative methods do not provide an avenue to evaluate those basic human factors but leave the researcher only the opportunity to identify trends. Qualitative evaluations provided glimpses of how, what, and why people acted like they did, providing lessons in human behavior and the effects of sin on the heart. In Matthew chapter 13, Jesus is telling the story of the sower and scattering of seeds. When questioned why He uses parables to talk to the people, He explains in verse 14 that people hear without understanding and see without perceiving (Bible, 2021). He goes on to explain that people must understand within their hearts to gain understanding and knowledge, not simply rely on what they have heard and seen. The correlation exists within qualitative and quantitative studies, where the quantitative allows researchers to see and hear, but not fully understand. The qualitative methods allow the researcher to fully understand the heart.  
Traditional use of qualitative research has focused primarily on case studies, leaving many to believe that this methodology is inferior to the quantitative methods (Barczak, 2015). Ospina, Esteve, and Lee (2017) evaluated qualitative studies and found that researchers often failed to be transparent about how the data was collected and analyzed, and failed to tie both epistemological and theoretical assumptions back to the correct methodologies. These failures, coupled with errors in the proper selection of methodology often limited the scope and outcomes of qualitative studies, which created some negative attitudes toward the method. The use of qualitative research provides opportunities to understand relationships and behavioral influences on factors being studied. This replaces the more traditional mindset of numerical significance and creates opportunities to determine what effect the variables have on one another, and more importantly, provides a glimpse into why those relationships exist.
References
Barczak, G. (2015). Publishing qualitative versus quantitative research. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 32(5), 658–658. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12277Links to an external site.
Bible, T. (2021). King James Bible. Trinitarian Bible Society.
Hendren, K., Newcomer, K., Pandey, S. K., Smith, M., & Sumner, N. (2022). How qualitative research methods can be leveraged to strengthen mixed methods research in public policy and public administration? Public Administration Review, 83(3), 468–485. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13528Links to an external site.
Lune, H., & Berg, B. (2016). Qualitative research methods for the social sciences, books a la carte (9th ed.). Pearson.
Ospina, S. M., Esteve, M., & Lee, S. (2017). Assessing qualitative studies in public administration research. Public Administration Review, 78(4), 593–605. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12837Links to an external site.
Queirós, A., Faria, D., & Almeida, F. (2017). Strengths and limitations of qualitative and quantitative research methods. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.887089

Selection of Agency and Program 
Choose a government agency from New York City, which you can find listed at NYC.gov. Alternatively, you can select a government agency and program beyond New York City.
I must approve your choice of agency and program, Professor Morote, no later than November 6, 2023.
Step Two: Agency and Program Description
• In your paper, describe the selected agency and program comprehensively.
Step Three: Mission Statement
• If a misions lemen Misiony exam ant, es ate ofe aty shag is eysationa an. EXplin in the lecture otes for the ninth discussion board, ema gunding framework.
Step Four: Logic Model
• Develop a Logic Model tailored to the selected program. This model should illustrate the program’s inputs, actilities, outputs, outcomes, and goals.
Step Five: Performance Measurement Indicators
• Create a set of performance measurement indicators that align with the Logic Model you’ve constructed. These indicators should effectively measure and evaluate the program’s performance.
Examples of NYC Government Agency Programs:
NYPD: Law Enforcement Explorers
HRA: Special One-Time Assistance (SOTA)
DFTA: Senior Citizen Rent Increase (SCRIE)

Submit the following elements of your proposal: (1) The Title  Enhancing citizen engagement in policy development, (2) Statement of Purpose, (3) Research Question, and (4) Hypothesis. Ensure all the elements use the same terminology.

HSE 215 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric
Draft of Introduction
Overview
For this program evaluation, you will identify a community or school-based program in your geographical area or an area of your choice. You will determine the targeted age group of this program, and this will be your focus of study. (If the program targets more than one age group, simply choose one of the groups.) Using this group and the program, you will determine how the interventions provided either address or do not address the developmental needs, risk factors, and resiliency factors of the involved children. After identifying gaps in services, you will research and select an intervention plan to address these gaps, providing justification around the selection.
Prompt
For this assignment, you will complete the introduction.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
Provide an introduction by describing the purpose of the evaluation and how it will be completed. Do this by stating the purpose and describing the process of the evaluation (generally, the sections of your report).
Identify one community or school-based program from your geographical area or the area of your choice. Examples include, but are not limited to, YWCA/YMCA programs, Boys & Girls Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Early Head Start, Head Start, mental health services, child development services, and after-school programs. Be sure to indicate whether the program is community or school-based.
Identify the age group served by the program. Typical age groups include infancy (0–3), early childhood (3–5), middle childhood (5–12), and adolescence (13–18). If the program serves multiple age groups, select and identify one group you will address.
Identify the major developmental needs, risk factors, and resiliency factors of your selected age group. Refer to the Definitions document for an explanation of developmental needs, risk factors, and resiliency factors; refer to the text for age-specific developmental needs and risks, and to the assigned web resources for the resiliency factors. This section may be presented in paragraph or bulleted list format.
Developmental needs include, but are not limited to, learning to walk and run, reading and writing, gaining independence, and making friends.
Risk factors include poor parenting skills, drug use in the household, social isolation, living in a high-crime neighborhood, and others.
Resiliency factors include appropriate parenting, good schools, reading and writing supported in the home, healthy meals, appropriate developmental supports, high self-esteem, and others.
Describe the service or services provided by the program. Your description should provide some detail without overwhelming the reader. Briefly describe the specific activities provided by the program and their stated purpose, if provided.
What to Submit
Your introduction must be submitted as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited in APA format on a separate references page.

Woodrow Wilson, widely considered the “father” of the modern Public Administration, is one of the most prominent advocates of the politics-administration dichotomy. Briefly explain what he meant by this idea. Based on the weekly readings and your reflections, please provide three arguments in favor of the dichotomy and three against it. In addition, consider a real-life event or experience that demonstrates the challenges in implementing the dichotomy. What is your position on this idea?
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2139277
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/0033-3352.00020
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