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Coproduction as Pedagogy: Harnessing Community Data Partnerships for the Classroom

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 September 2021

Jason M. Pudlo Open the ORCID record for Jason M. Pudlo [Opens in a new window] ,
William C. Ellis  and
Jamie M. Cole
Jason M. Pudlo
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Oral Roberts University, USA
William C. Ellis
Affiliation:
Oral Roberts University, USA
Jamie M. Cole
Affiliation:
Oral Roberts University, USA
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Abstract

Increased computing capacity and the spread of computational knowledge has generated the expectation that organizations and municipalities use large quantities of data to drive decision making. However, municipalities may lack the resources to meaningfully use their data for decision making. Relatedly, political science and public administration programs face the challenge of training students for success in this environment. We believe one remedy is the adoption of coproduction as a pedagogical strategy. This article presents a case study of a partnership between a university research team and a municipal emergency communications center as a demonstration of how coproduction can be harnessed as a teaching tool. Findings from this project were presented at the Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, January 8–11, 2020, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 55 , Issue 1 , January 2022 , pp. 182 - 187
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the American Political Science Association

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