Engaged Learning in the Public Service Classroom

Josephine Gatti Schafer is the Director of the Center for Public Affairs Research in the College of Public Administration and Community Service at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA. In this role, she provides data-driven insights and expert consultation to a range of government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and policymakers to inform initiatives in economic and community development. Dr. Schafer draws on her extensive applied research experience to enhance her teaching and academic work. Her research has been featured in journals such as the Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs, Public Performance and Management Review, and Leadership and Policy in Schools. Bruce D. McDonald III is Professor of Public Budgeting and Finance and Director of the School of Public Service at Old Dominion University, USA. He also serves as the editor-in-chief of Public Administration, co-editor-in-chief of Public Finance Journal, and general editor of both Routledge's Public Affairs Education Book Series and Routledge's Public Budgeting and Finance Book Series. Dr. McDonald's 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.