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作者：Wallis, Allan
作者单位：University of Colorado System; University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus; Children's Hospital Colorado; University of Colorado Denver
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作者：Carrizales, Tony
作者单位：Marist College
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作者：Rabovsky, Thomas
作者单位：University of Oklahoma System; University of Oklahoma - Norman
摘要：School choice has developed into one of the most contentious policy debates in K-12 education. Proponents argue that choice leads to competition among schools, thereby raising school quality for all students, while opponents claim that school choice often results in racial segregation and worsens inequity. The findings of this study, collected from qualitative interviews with school administrators and quantitative analysis of school performance and enrollment data, suggest that a common form o...
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作者：Doyle, Richard
作者单位：United States Department of Defense; United States Navy; Naval Postgraduate School
摘要：In response to widespread perceptions of problems associated with congressional earmarks, reform efforts began in late 2006 and continued through 2010. This essay summarizes those problems, explains the distribution of earmarks within Congress, and documents their rise and relative fall between 1991 and 2010 using government and public interest group databases. The author explains and critiques earmark reform policies, including congressional rules, initiatives taken by the congressional appro...
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作者：Justice, Jonathan B
作者单位：University of Delaware
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作者：Lee, Young-joo; Wilkins, Vicky M.
作者单位：University of Texas System; University of Texas Dallas; University System of Georgia; University of Georgia
摘要：Existing research on career motivations tends to focus either on the difference between private and public organizations or on the difference between nonprofit and for-profit firms. Although commonalities exist, the literature suggests that there also are many differences in what motivates public and nonprofit employees. Employing data from the National Administrative Studies Project III, this research examines how seven motivational aspects correlate with the choice between public and nonprof...
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作者：Musso, Juliet; Weare, Christopher; Bryer, Thomas; Cooper, Terry L.
作者单位：University of Southern California; State University System of Florida; University of Central Florida
摘要：Expert e-commentary by Brian Cook of Virginia Tech, Tina Nabatchi of Syracuse University, and John Thomas of Georgia State University on the perspectives and arguments culled from Los Angeles' theory-based participatory efforts can be found on the PAR website (go to aspanet.org, click on the link to PAR, and then on the Theory to Practice link). These e-commentaries are accompanied by the authors' response and instructions on how PAR readers can join the exchange.
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作者：Wright, Bradley E.
作者单位：University of North Carolina; University of North Carolina Charlotte
摘要：Public administration is an interdisciplinary field, building on a variety of disciplinary approaches and values. But how well does the field of public administration reflect those values and processes? In contrast to previous arguments regarding the degree to which the field does or should incorporate values and lessons from other academic disciplines, this study provides a systematic assessment of the field's reliance on research and theory from the fields of law, management, and political s...
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作者：Walling, Jeremy D.
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作者：Stillman, Richard J., II; Raadschelders, Jos C. N.
