Karen G Evans
Biographic Data
| ID | 4128340 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen G Evans |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen G |
| FAMILY NAME | Evans |
| SIGNATURE | EVANS K G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indiana University Northwest |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 49 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Into the Woods
In 2010, the state is not merely hollow but increasingly empty, and those of us in government have to find their energy and purpose in the process of rebuilding it. Our happy endings—the specific outcomes we claim to want—somehow come along with unexpected twists and losses. We’ve discovered that life and governance aren’t linear and predictable. In the 20th century, public administration (PA) ignored pragmatism, in large part, because it did not…
The Scholarship of Elegance and Significance
In this article, the authors examine the importance of expressive and aesthetic truth claims to public administration scholars, and present a model to aid them in making and evaluating such claims. Sincere expression adds credibility to an argument, and quality of expression can lend elegance to a truth claim. Expressive or aesthetic truth claims are not merely used to heighten emotions or enhance sensory experience; more importantly, they can al…
Prescriptive Thinking
This article presents a conceptual model related to normative truth claims and is advanced as part of a larger project involving the development of a logical taxonomy of options available to public administration scholars as they assess projects of various kinds. The model differentiates among five types of truth claims, two paradigmatic options, various theoretical perspectives, four forms of argumentation, and several kinds of evidence, creatin…
Upgrade or a Different Animal Altogether
The Iron Cage of Methodology
This article addresses the strategies and tools that public administration scholars use to understand phenomena of interest. The range of qualitative methods used has been limited, and the kind of rigor generally associated with quantitative methods has largely been absent in the application of their qualitative counterparts. Two conclusions are drawn from an analysis of articles published in two respected journals: Training on research methods i…
More Democracy, Not Less, in Twenty-First-Century Governance
This commentary proposes that a reexamination and application of John Dewey’s ideas on democracy and ethics could provide a needed antidote to some of the more toxic aspects of the new public management movement. At the beginning of the last century, Dewey foresaw the effect the emphasis on efficiency would have on democratic social institutions and on individuals. His slant on ethics moved away from establishing one ethical standard—usually pres…
Reclaiming John Dewey
This article argues that it would be not only possible, but also prudent, for the field of public management to reclaim the philosophy of John Dewey as a guiding ethos for its practice. In Dewey’s view, the democratic community is responsible for ensuring that each person’s capacity for participation and self-government is fully developed. In such a community, citizens would engage in inquiry to choose appropriate action in particular situations.…
Response to Stever and Garrison
Chaos as Opportunity
Reclaiming John Dewey
This article argues that it would be not only possible, but also prudent, for the field of public management to reclaim the philosophy of John Dewey as a guiding ethos for its practice. In Dewey’s view, the democratic community is responsible for ensuring that each person’s capacity for participation and self-government is fully developed. In such a community, citizens would engage in inquiry to choose appropriate action in particular situations.…
Upgrade or a Different Animal Altogether
Into the Woods
In 2010, the state is not merely hollow but increasingly empty, and those of us in government have to find their energy and purpose in the process of rebuilding it. Our happy endings—the specific outcomes we claim to want—somehow come along with unexpected twists and losses. We’ve discovered that life and governance aren’t linear and predictable. In the 20th century, public administration (PA) ignored pragmatism, in large part, because it did not…
The Iron Cage of Methodology
This article addresses the strategies and tools that public administration scholars use to understand phenomena of interest. The range of qualitative methods used has been limited, and the kind of rigor generally associated with quantitative methods has largely been absent in the application of their qualitative counterparts. Two conclusions are drawn from an analysis of articles published in two respected journals: Training on research methods i…
Chaos as Opportunity
Prescriptive Thinking
This article presents a conceptual model related to normative truth claims and is advanced as part of a larger project involving the development of a logical taxonomy of options available to public administration scholars as they assess projects of various kinds. The model differentiates among five types of truth claims, two paradigmatic options, various theoretical perspectives, four forms of argumentation, and several kinds of evidence, creatin…
More Democracy, Not Less, in Twenty-First-Century Governance
This commentary proposes that a reexamination and application of John Dewey’s ideas on democracy and ethics could provide a needed antidote to some of the more toxic aspects of the new public management movement. At the beginning of the last century, Dewey foresaw the effect the emphasis on efficiency would have on democratic social institutions and on individuals. His slant on ethics moved away from establishing one ethical standard—usually pres…
Chaos as Opportunity
Reclaiming John Dewey
This article argues that it would be not only possible, but also prudent, for the field of public management to reclaim the philosophy of John Dewey as a guiding ethos for its practice. In Dewey’s view, the democratic community is responsible for ensuring that each person’s capacity for participation and self-government is fully developed. In such a community, citizens would engage in inquiry to choose appropriate action in particular situations.…
Response to Stever and Garrison
More Democracy, Not Less, in Twenty-First-Century Governance
This commentary proposes that a reexamination and application of John Dewey’s ideas on democracy and ethics could provide a needed antidote to some of the more toxic aspects of the new public management movement. At the beginning of the last century, Dewey foresaw the effect the emphasis on efficiency would have on democratic social institutions and on individuals. His slant on ethics moved away from establishing one ethical standard—usually pres…
The Iron Cage of Methodology
This article addresses the strategies and tools that public administration scholars use to understand phenomena of interest. The range of qualitative methods used has been limited, and the kind of rigor generally associated with quantitative methods has largely been absent in the application of their qualitative counterparts. Two conclusions are drawn from an analysis of articles published in two respected journals: Training on research methods i…
Upgrade or a Different Animal Altogether
Prescriptive Thinking
This article presents a conceptual model related to normative truth claims and is advanced as part of a larger project involving the development of a logical taxonomy of options available to public administration scholars as they assess projects of various kinds. The model differentiates among five types of truth claims, two paradigmatic options, various theoretical perspectives, four forms of argumentation, and several kinds of evidence, creatin…
The Scholarship of Elegance and Significance
In this article, the authors examine the importance of expressive and aesthetic truth claims to public administration scholars, and present a model to aid them in making and evaluating such claims. Sincere expression adds credibility to an argument, and quality of expression can lend elegance to a truth claim. Expressive or aesthetic truth claims are not merely used to heighten emotions or enhance sensory experience; more importantly, they can al…
Into the Woods
In 2010, the state is not merely hollow but increasingly empty, and those of us in government have to find their energy and purpose in the process of rebuilding it. Our happy endings—the specific outcomes we claim to want—somehow come along with unexpected twists and losses. We’ve discovered that life and governance aren’t linear and predictable. In the 20th century, public administration (PA) ignored pragmatism, in large part, because it did not…
Sociology (8 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · Public Administration (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Management and Organizational Studies (4 works)