The Craft of Teaching in Public Affairs: Instructors Reflecting on the Tools and Tips of Their Trade

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William Hatcher is a professor of political science and public administration and chair of the Department of Social Sciences at Augusta University USA. He serves as a co-editor of the Routledge series on Public Affairs Education. His research has appeared in journals such as the Journal of Public Affairs Education Public Administration Review the American Journal of Public Health and the American Review of Public Administration. He is the author of The Curious Public Administrator (Routledge 2022).Beth M. Rauhaus is a professor and department head of Political Science at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette USA. She recently served as the MPA Program Coordinator at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. Much of her research explores gender representation equity and diversity in the public sector. She currently serves on the editorial board for the American Review of Public Administration the Journal of Public Affairs Education Administrative Theory & Praxis and Public Personnel Management.Bruce D. McDonald III is a professor of public budgeting and finance and director of the School of Public Service at Old Dominion University USA. He also serves as an editor-in-chief of Public Administration a co-editor-in-chief of the Public Finance Journal and an editor of both Routledges Public Affairs Education Book Series and Routledges Public Budgeting and Finance Book Series. His research focuses on public budgeting and finance in the context of social equity budgeting and the fiscal health of local governments. His research has appeared in journals such as the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Public Administration Review and the American Review of Public Administration.