Beyond the Boundaries: A Sharing of Power in Processes of Public Education Decision-Making and Planning

This researched is focused on how public managers, bureaucrats, can show responsiveness to the needs and wants of the citizens they serve through authentically including citizens in the process of decision-making. To examine this topic, this research reviews a process of public decision-making regarding how revisions were made to public school boundaries in Washington, DC. The findings from this research showed that the inclusion, and authentic partnership, of citizens throughout the process lead to greater outcomes, which the citizens felt were reflective of their participants and feedback.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy

Level thesis:degree_level

doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Public Administration/Public Affairs

Department dc:contributor.department

Government and International Affairs

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

2019

Author dc:creator

• Hubbard, Faith Gibson

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Dull, Matthew M.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Harding, Heather Dr.
• Khademian, Anne M.
• Eckerd, Adam M.

• public participation
• coproduction
• inclusion
• public managers
• public education

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Dc Identifier Other

vt_gsexam:20187

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/90398