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This semester, I’m taking my first step towards becoming a “genuine” academic by teaching my first class as an adjunct assistant professor at CUNY’s Murphy Institute for Labor Studies. The class in question is Urban Studies 621, “Delivery of Urban Public Services” (which mostly means New York City social welfare services). It’s a fascinating course to teach, not least because the overwhelming majority of my students currently work in New York City social welfare agencies, and thus have an enormous wealth of experience with how urban public services function.

I thought I’d post the syllabus here for anyone interested in the topic. And if anyone has recommendations for more documentaries, I’d love to hear them.

(9/3/14) Week 1 – Overview:

Defining Public Services

Recipients of Urban Services

Models of Service Delivery

 

Woodside and McClam. Introduction to Human Services, Ch. 1, 3, 4.

 

(9/10/14) Week 2 – Historical Origins of the Welfare State:

Responses to Human Need

Development of the Welfare State

The Welfare State Today

 

Katz, Michael B. In the Shadow of the Poorhouse, Ch. 1-2, 8, 9.

 

(9/17/14)Week 3 – Concepts and Theories of Social Welfare:

Ethics and Values

Political Theories

International Perspectives

 

Gilbert, Neil and Paul Terrell. Dimensions of Social Welfare Policy, Ch. 1, 4.

Myles, J and J. Quadagno. 2002.“Political Theories of the Welfare State.” Social Service Review, 76, pp. 34-57.

 

(10/1/14)Week 4 – Public Service Bureaucracies:

Government and Public Service

Bureaucratic Structures and Administration

Analyzing Organizations

 

Henry, Nicholas. 2009. Public Administration and Public Affairs, Part 1. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Netting, F. Ellen, Petter Kettner, and Steven L. McMurty. 2004. Social Work Macro Practice, Ch 7-8. New York: Pearson.

 

(10/8/14)Week 5 – Mechanics of Service Delivery:

Design and Scope of Service Systems

Funding Public Services

Individuals in the System

 

Gilbert, Neil. And Paul Terrell. Dimensions of Social Welfare Policy, Ch. 5, 6. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Lipsky, Michael. 1983. Street Level Bureaucracy, Ch 3. New York: Russell Sage.

 

(10/15/14)Week 6 – Evaluation of Service Delivery:

Methods in Evaluation

Problems in Evaluation

Applied Evaluation Studies

 

Hatry, Harry P, Louis H. Blair, Donald M. Fisk, John M. Greiner, and John R. Hall, Jr. 1992. How Effective Are Your Community Services? 2nd Edition. Washington, D.C: Urban Institute.

Lambright, Kristina Trent. 2008. “Getting What You Ask For.” The American Review of Public Administration, 38(3), pp. 362-379.

Bardasch, Eugene. 2002. “A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis.” New York: Chatham House.

 

(10/22/14)Week 7 – Privatization and Non-Profits:

Contracting for Public Services

Types of Public-Private Partnerships

The Challenges of Privatization

                    

Bowie, Stan. 2004. “Privatized Management in Urban Public Housing.” Social Work. 49(4), pp. 562-571.

Stiglitz, Joseph. 2008.“Privatization: Successes and Failures” New York: Columbia University.

Smith, Joanna and Priscilla Wohlsetter. 2006.“Understanding the Different Faces of Partnering.” School Leadership and Management, 26(3), pp. 249-268.

 

(10/29/14)Week 8– Social Service Professionals and Cultural Difference  

Mission and Ethics in Social Service

Social Service Administration

Cultural Competency

 

Woodside and McClam. Introduction to Human Services, Ch. 6,8.

Gilbert, Neil. And Paul Terrell. Dimensions of Social Welfare Policy, p. 186-189.

Lipsky, Michael. Street Level Bureaucracy, Preface, Ch 1-2.

 

(11/5/14)Week 9 – Employment/Unemployment:

Unemployment Insurance

Job Training

Direct Job Creation

 

National Employment Law Project. 2014. “Protecting Our UI Lifeline”

OUR New York. 2014. “Why Reform NY State’s UI System?”

Fiscal Policy Institute. 2000. “An Agenda for a Better New York”

Lafer, Gordon. 2004. The Job Training Charade, Introduction, Ch. 3. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University.

Tcherneva, Pavlina, L. Randall Wray. 2005. “Can Basic Income and Job Guarantees Deliver on Their Promises?”

 

(11/12/14)Week 10 – Housing:

Origins of Public Housing

Public Housing as Social Policy

Public Housing as Architecture

 

Bloom, Nicholas Dagen. 2009. Public Housing That Worked, Intro, Ch 3, 4, 9, 13. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania.

FILM: The Pruitt-Igo Myth

 

 

 

(11/19/14)Week 11 – Education:

Urban Schools

High-Stakes Testing

 

Mateu-Gelabert, Pedro, Howard Lune. “Street Codes in High School: School as an Educational Deterrent” City & Community, 6:3 September 2007.

Gentile, Aminda. 2007. “Report of the UFT Task Force on High Stakes Testing”

Corcoran, Sean P. 2010. “Can Teachers be Evaluated by their Students’ Test Scores?”

 

(11/26/14)Week 12 – Children’s Services:

Child Welfare

Child Care Services

Pre-K Services

 

US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003. “National Study of Child Protective Services”

New York State Child Care Coordinating Council. 2004. “Investing In New York”

Office of the Mayor. 2014. “Ready to Launch”

 

(12/3/14)Week 13 – Healthcare:

The Affordable Care Act

Implementation In New York

The Role of the Navigator

 

Urban Institute. 2014. “The Launch of the Affordable Care Act”

NYS Health Foundation. 2010. “Roadmap for New York State”

Empire Justice Center. 2011.“Connecting Consumers to Coverage”

 

(12/10/14)Week 14 – Aging:

Caring for the Aged

 

Mollenkopf, ed. 2013. Toward a 21st Century City for All, Chapter 9. New York: CUNY.

 

(21/17/14) Week 15 – The Future of Urban Public Services:

 

Mollenkopf, ed. 2013. Toward a 21st Century City for All, Chapter 1

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