Walden University students, alumni and faculty are effecting positive social change by disseminating their research in a variety of academic journals.
If you have an article accepted, please send an email to ponder@waldenu.edu.
The following is an open call for articles in 2008:
The 2008 PA TIMES Editorial Calendar is as follows:
The PA TIMES, monthly newspaper of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), is seeking quality articles for upcoming issues.
The articles must be 1,0001,200 words, contain no references, and adhere to the deadlines below. Authors need not be ASPA members.
If you have questions or want author guidelines, email PA TIMES editor Christine Jewett McCrehin at cjewett@aspanet.org. Please pass this along to any colleagues who may be interested in writing for the paper.
Note: Items in parentheses are intended as subject ideas for monthly topics. Authors are not limited to these subjects and are encouraged to write in their specific areas of expertise.
August
State of Emergency Management (collaboration/whats better, whats worse/success stories; how Hurricane Katrina helped California)
Submission deadline: July 23, 2008
September
Gender Issues in PA (what has changed, what remains the same?)
Submission deadline: Aug. 22, 2008
October
Leadership Development and Succession Planning (case studies or examples of actual leadership development programs or succession planning/resources for leadership development or succession planning)
Education Supplement: Evolving PA Education: Preparing Public Servants for the 21st Century (homeland security, emergency management, technology, communication, are curriculums evolving fast enough, contract/contractor management, dealing with nongovernmental service delivery mechanisms)
Submission deadline: Sept. 22, 2008
November
Changing of the Guard: How Do Administrators Handle Relationships with Newly Appointed/Elected Bosses? (educating nonspecialists, balancing political leadership and professional standards, dealing with short-timers)
Submission deadline: Oct. 22, 2008
December
PA Success Stories (current innovations, telecommuting, victories large and small)
Submission deadline: Nov. 21, 2008
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