Using Fiction to Expose a Fundamental Theme in American Public Administration.

Marion, David E.

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ERIC Number: EJ382996

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1988

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Using Fiction to Expose a Fundamental Theme in American Public Administration.

Marion, David E.

Teaching Political Science, v15 n2 p44-49 Win 1988

Proposes the use of works of fiction in introductory level public administration courses as a means of exploring questions concerning the bureaucratic state. "Walden Two,""Looking Backward,""The Trial, "Brave New World," and "1984" are discussed as examples of fiction which can be used. (KO)

Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Bureaucracy, Classroom Techniques, Fiction, Government (Administrative Body), Governmental Structure, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Political Science, Public Administration, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Study

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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