Public Policy in Education
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This 5 page paper takes a look at public policy in education. The subject is explored historically from the 1850s to the present. Several subjects are broached including voucher programs, Bush's recent proposals, religion, and segregation. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA111PP.wps

PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS: A SUCCESS?
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This 3-page paper attempts to determine whether administrative doctrine paves the way toward successful public entities. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MTpubsec.rtf

Qualitative Inquiry
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This 3 page paper describes an article about the restoration of services after September 11—what type of article it is, what it explores, what qualitative method it uses, and so on. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVQualIn.rtf

Realigning Aid to Ethiopia
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A 4 page paper providing recommendation to the British government regarding additional financial aid to Ethiopia. The recommendation for the British government and for the governments of other Western "rich" countries giving aid to Ethiopia is to maintain historic levels of financial assistance, followed with increased financial assistance entrusted to NGOs to administer and use for the good of the Ethiopian people. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSethioAid.rtf

Refocusing Housing Public Policy: An Environmental Impact Study
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A 17 page paper discussing environmental justice, policy and environmental law as the concepts apply to Altgeld Gardens, a low income housing development on Chicago's South side that was built in the 1940s on top of an industrial waste dump. The greatest portion of the paper is a case study of the development of Altgeld Gardens as an island in an area boasting the highest density in landfills in the country. Of 53 dumps within 4 miles, 46 have been investigated and considered for designation as Superfund sites. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: KSpubPlAltgeld.rtf

Rehabilitation is Superior to Incarceration
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This 3 page paper argues that rehabilitation is superior to incarceration in the United States. The prison system is explored. Both points of view are noted but only rehabilitation is supported with factual data and opinions. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA345inc.rtf

Representation in Florida's District 113
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This 3 page paper investigates who represents this district in the House and the Senate. The viewpoints of the politicians are noted as it respects welfare, the elderly and children and family issues. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA406Fla.rtf

Research and Interviewing
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A 5 page paper which addresses the concepts of research and interviewing as a means of researching. The paper utilizes "Participatory Action Research" by Stephen Kemmis and Robin McTaggart as presented in the text "Strategies of Inquiry," "Entrepreneurship in the Public Sector: The Horns of a Dilemma" by Felice D. Perlmutter and Ram A. Cnaan as presented in the January/February 1995 edition of Public Administration Review, the text "Taking language Seriously" by Jay D. White as it illustrates, in chapter 6, "The Action Movement in Administrative Research: Examples of Interpretative and Critical Research," and "The Interview" by Andrea Fontana and James H. Frey as presented in the text "Methods of Collecting and Analyzing Empirical Materials. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAreseaarch5.wps

Research and Public Administration
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A 5 page paper which examines how research fits into the field of public administration. The texts used for this examination are "Taking Language Seriously" by Jay D. White "Handbook of Qualitative Research" by Denzin and Lincoln. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAresearch2.wps

Research Proposal: Electronic Administration of Government Proposals
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A 3 page paper proposing that research be conducted into shifting the procurement proposal process from being entirely mail-centered to an electronic base. The federal government uses its own EDI network and has since 1994, but many vendors and agencies complain that it is no longer relevant. This proposal seeks to gain funding for an investigation into the use of an Internet-centered system for receiving, reviewing and awarding government contracts. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSePropGovt.wps