Everything is fine! Using “The Good Place” to teach administrative ethics

Meyer, Seth J.

doi:10.1080/15236803.2020.1782102

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“…Similar to the approached used by both Borry (2018) and Meyer (2020) to incorporate the use of television shows to MPA classroom learning, this section examines five selected episodes of New Amsterdam , the main theme of the episode and the discussions students are to address in completing the case study. Using episodes of New Amsterdam in the Public Administration classroom serves an effective case study to link theory to practice, achieve core competencies, and provide real-world, relevant examples.…”

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“…While preparing students for ethical leadership in public service is an important to provide real-life examples. Meyer (2020) used The Good Place to teach administrative ethics in MPA courses. Additionally, Bharath (2020) shares insight into using The Avenger’s to make ethical decision making by examining threats to organizations through government regulation, internal conflicts and private threats.…”

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“How may i help?”: Using New Amsterdam as a case study to link theory to practice

Rauhaus

2023

Teaching Public Administration

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Teaching public administration theory and linking it to practice can be challenging; yet are central goals to MPA programs. Using relevant examples that students can relate to is instrumental in achieving the pedagogical goals of linking theory to practice and achieving the NASPAA competencies. New Amsterdam is used as a case study for MPA students to achieve the above mentioned goals. In this work, I provide a list of episodes accompanied by themes of the episode and core public administration areas each apply to such as budgeting, human resources, decision making, as well as discussion questions used. This work contributes to our pedagogical toolbox by adding relevant examples in a healthcare administration setting that helps students master the NASPAA competencies while linking theory to practice.

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“How may i help?”: Using New Amsterdam as a case study to link theory to practice

Rauhaus

2023

Teaching Public Administration

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“…Research studies have limited their scope to innovative exploration of ethics in media narratives (May, 2022;Pickens, 2022), especially for efficacious classroom teaching (Meyer, 2020;van Esch et al, 2021). Particularly, an educational study conducted by Meyer (2020) used episodes of The Good Place as a case study to teach students of a Masters' level ethics class in public administration. With this, Meyer purported to explore the potential role of television shows and movies in ethics education.…”

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(Re)thinking Ethics and Moral Behaviors as Complex Contagions: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Networks in The Good Place

Ichplani¹

2022

JHASS

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“…Uhr (2015) offers an interpretation of literature through Shakespeare's Macbeth, producing lessons on integrity and corruption. Bharath (2019) applied lessons from the film, The Avengers, to ethical decision-making discussion in the classroom as did Meyer (2021) with The Good Place. Pautz (2017) interpreted a large set of academy award-winning films for their depiction of government.…”

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Portrayals of Volunteering on U.S. Television: A Textual Analysis

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Evans

2021

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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Volunteer managers identify challenging tasks, such as volunteer buy-in, retention, and role matching. Successful management of these tasks is influenced by how volunteers anticipate and perceive their volunteer experience. Volunteers receive and interpret messages about the drivers, rules, and expectations of giving one’s time and expertise from what they observe in the media. Television portrays how society perceives volunteering and compulsory community service. We used textual analysis to interpret portrayals of volunteering in 104 storylines on U.S. television. Television characters portrayed as volunteers were primarily motivated by civic duty, committed on a short-term basis, and had a positive experience. The volunteer manager was often absent. The intended beneficiary need not be present because the volunteer was the ultimate beneficiary. The storylines on TV excluded important components of the volunteer experience, meaning volunteer managers may need to take steps to mitigate problems associated with unrealized expectations of the TV binge-watching volunteers.

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Everything is fine! Using “The Good Place” to teach administrative ethics

Cited by 16 publications

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“How may i help?”: Using New Amsterdam as a case study to link theory to practice

“How may i help?”: Using New Amsterdam as a case study to link theory to practice

(Re)thinking Ethics and Moral Behaviors as Complex Contagions: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Networks in The Good Place

Portrayals of Volunteering on U.S. Television: A Textual Analysis

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