Leadership Research… The best research on leadership is equal parts rigorous and relevant. … of people and organizations can take up leadership for the public good. It also demands that researchers work with …
Social Change Leadership Practices… Erica Gabrielle Foldy, Laurie Goldman and Sonia Ospina. The Leadership Task of Prompting Cognitive Shifts: Shaping … Perceptions of Issues and Constituencies to Achieve Public Service Goals. A practical five-page guide for … Rural Organizing Project (ROP) in Oregon. New York, NY: Research Center for Leadership in Action. Available in …
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MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP SPECIALIZATION… Overview The specialization in Management and Leadership gives you the practical knowledge and applied … lead and manage organizations from nonprofits and public agencies to global institutions and private … CAPSTONE The Capstone Program, a year-long consulting or research project that's required for all Advocacy …
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Social Change Leadership… Strategies for Sustainable Social Change. Ospina, Sonia. Leadership for Social Change: Contributions for a … creative practice, action, and leadership. New York, NY: Research Center for Leadership in Action. Yorks, L., A. … bring the voices of their constituents and communities to public debates and engage in collective action. Despite …
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Leadership, Diversity and Race… Foldy, E. G. & Ospina, S. 2015. “ Leadership styles, ethnicity and race. ” Entry for Hou, … Insights from Scholarship. For the National Urban Fellows Public Service Leadership Diversity Initiative. May, 2011 … D. & Brydon-Miller, M. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Action Research. Sage Publications. Foldy, E. G. The location of …
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Leadership Development… Scholars and researchers at Leadership in Action at Wagner collaborate with leaders in public service, nonprofits, community organizations, … agencies in designing and facilitating one-of-a-kind leadership development and capacity-building programs. Such …
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Exploring the Feasibility of Pursuing the Registration of Alternative School Leadership Training Programs… York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) is the largest public school system in the country and serves over 1 million … in nearly 1,500 schools. NYCDOE's Office of School Leadership asked the Capstone team to explore the feasibility … of pursuing the registration of alternative school leadership training programs by the New York State Department …
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Selected Projects… Social Innovation and Democratic Leadership: Communities and Social Change from Below is a … … The Religion, Civic Leadership, and Democracy in the Public Square project seeks to work with religious … support grantee learning. Through six case studies, this research provided insights into different types of learning …
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About Leadership in Action at Wagner… "heroic" conceptions of leaders to instead recognize leadership that enables people to work across sectors and … all sectors and levels can contribute to leading for the public good. By radically expanding our notions of how people … this vision, we are committed to advancing leadershipresearch, development programs, and initiatives for the …
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Hallmarks of Research… Leadership researchers use different methods to engage with leaders who are both consumers of leadershipresearch and a key source of new knowledge. Beyond … practices and better inform the broader field of public service. At NYU Wagner, we use: Mixed methods — …
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Professor Ospina Presents Innovative Leadership Approach at International Workshop… Ospina presented a co-authored paper at an international leadership workshop held in Barcelona. The workshop brought together international thought leaders from the public, nonprofit, and business sectors to discuss unique, … goal, and have become widespread in practice and scholarly research in recent decades. Professor Ospina presented her …
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It's About Time: Catching Method Up to Meaning-The Usefulness of Narrative Inquiry in Public Administration Research… connection with relevance. But as an applied field, public administration requires explicit attention to both … an integral aspect of quality. As one form of interpretive research, narrative inquiry illuminates how this can be done. … its quality. We use our story about community-based leadershipresearch to develop and illustrate this argument. …
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Co-Producing Knowledge: Practitioners and Scholars Working Together to Understand Leadership.… Institute and the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University are partners in a new leadership awards program called Leadership for a Changing … social change leadership in American communities. As the research and documentation team for the project, we are …
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High Performance Government: Structure, Leadership, Incentives… government. In 2003, the National Commission on the Public Service, chaired by Paul Volcker, issued a report … today and recommending changes in its organization, leadership, and operations. This book suggests practical ways to implement the recommendations and defines a research agenda for the future. Thirteen essays address the …
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EMPA Students and Alumni Connect on the Importance of Public Service… for current students and alumni of the Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) program at our historic Puck … to aid students in developing new skills, promoting leadership experience, and expanding existing networks. EMPA … qualitative researcher with a passion for justice-centered research methods such as community-based participatory action …
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Project Leadership and Advisory Board… Thad Calabrese studies public and nonprofit financial management, broadly focusing … affect managerial decision-making in these entities. His research and teaching deliberately span both the … Public Budgeting and Finance, Nonprofit Management & Leadership, National Tax Journal, among others. He has …
Sonia Ospina honored for scholarship on collective leadership and collaborative governance… The International Leadership Association (ILA), a worldwide community committed … at the ILA’s 25th Global Conference. A professor of public management and policy, Dr. Ospina joins an impressive … Trained as a sociologist, she is an expert in qualitative research. Her interests in the participatory, inclusive and …
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Crossing Sectors to Find Solutions for the Public Good in the Middle East… and practitioners to explore their role in cross-sector leadership for public well-being in the Middle East. The working sessions … series at the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute entitled “Deepening Research on Cross-sector Social Partnerships (CSSPs)” …
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MPA-PNP Curriculum… specialization focus areas … Specialization Focus Areas Public Economics and Finance Financial Management View … Across Differences Organizational Performance Strategy and Leadership View courses in Management specialization focus … Credits) The Capstone Program, a year-long consulting or research project that's required for all MPA students, puts …
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The Georgina and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Service Fellows Program… The Georgina and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Service Fellows Program prepares high-potential … and determination to thrive within this rigorous leadership program – and in demanding careers in public … Studies and Economics from Yale University, she became a Research Analyst at Connecticut's Office of Climate Planning, …