Publications and Presentations

Other Publications

"Student Oriented Behavioral Learning Objectives: A Key to Improving Public Administration Instruction. SPAEForum , Vol. 11, No. 2, Fall, 2000. Pp. 2 & 6-11.

"Examining the Differences in Preferred Learning Environments between the members of the X Generation and the Baby Boomers," with Stacey Bellamy. Proceedings of the Annual Conference Of the Academy for Human Resource Development , Raleigh, NC. March, 2000.

Using Theory to Inform Practice: Predicting the Success of Privatization Efforts Through an Understanding of Public Choice Theory, with Francis Amagoh and Mary Menefee Proceedings of the 12 th Annual Conference of the Public Administration Theory Network , March, 1999.

"Changing Images: Increasing the Effectiveness of Public Administration Education for Members of the "X" Generation: Integrating the Results of Selected Learning Style Research into Course Design and Delivery," with Stacey Bellamy, Proceedings of the 22 nd Annual Conference on Teaching Public Administration , March, 1999.

"Making Public Administration Education More Relevant: Techniques for Assessing the Educational Needs of Public Administrators." SPAE Forum December, 1998, pp. 5-6.

"Local Tax Planning with AHP and Delphi," with H. Roland Weistroffer (first author), and Rahul Singh. Multiple Criteria Decision Making: Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference Hagen, Germany , Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1997.

"Using the Course Syllabus to Improve the Effectiveness of Public Administration Education." SPAEForum . Vol. 6, No. 4, June, 1996.

"Moving Forward-Re-Affirming Affirmative Action" Diversity News, Vol 3, No. 1, Fall/Winter, 1996, Blacksburg, VA" Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Office, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, pp. 9 & 15.

"Increased Diversity of the Work Force: Challenges to U.S. Organizations," Perspectives on Multiculturalism and Cultural Diversity , Vol VI, No. 2, June, 1996, University Counseling Services, Virginia Commonwealth University, pp 10-11.

"Selecting Appropriate Instructional Strategies for Teaching the Public Administration Curriculum." SPAEForum , Vol.5, No.1. October, 1995, pp. 2-6.

"Changing Demographics of the Workforce: Implications for the Successful Implementation of Total Quality Management," with Annie B. Wooldridge (authors listed in alphabetical order). Proceedings of the Global Conference on Managing Diversity Focusing Lenses: Linking Theory, Method and Practice (on disc). Athens, GA: The American Institute for Managing Diversity, Sept. 7-9, 1995.

"Instruction Assessment Sessions for Recent Graduate and Current Students." with Evelyn A. Jez (first author) SPAEForum , Vol.5, No. 1.September, 1994.

"A Multi-Attribute Decision Support System for Public Sector Tax Planning," with H. Roland Weistroffer (first author), Proceedings, XIth International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making , Coimbra, Portugal. 1- 6 August, 1994.

"Improving Public Administration Education Through the Application of an Instructional Design Approach: Implications for Research." SPAEForum Vol. 4, No. 4, June, 1994.

"Increasing Organizational Performance in the Public and Not-For-Profit Sectors: Strategies Suggested by Public Choice Theory," with Mary K. Menefee. Proceedings, 1994 Academy of Business Administration Annual Conference . London, June 1994

"Integrating Micro-Computer Applications into the Core Personnel/Human Resource Management Course. SPAEForum , Vol.4, No. 3, March,1994.

"Improving Public Administration Education Through an Instructional Design Approach." The Proceedings of the Seventeen Annual Conference of Teaching Public Administration . Akron, Ohio, March, 1994.

"Developing a Multi-Criteria Decision Support System for Public"Developing a Multi-Criteria Decision Support System for Public Sector Tax Planning," with H. Roland Weistroffer (first author), Proceedings, Southeast Decision Science Institute, Williamsburg, VA: March 2-4, 1994.

"Teaching the Core MPA Public Budgeting and Financial Management Course: One Instructor's Perspective," Proceedings of the 16th National Teaching Public Administration Conference , St. Louis, MO: March, 1993.

"Demographic Changes in Virginia's Local Workforce Suggest a Need to Investigate State Mandates and Regulations" with Barbara Clark-Maddox. Capitol Forum . Vol.1 No.13.

"In Praise of Reducing Gender-Based Pay Inequities", VCU Voice . June 5, 1992. p. 5.

"Increasing the Success Rate of Improvement Efforts: Integrating Implementation Feasibility Analysis into Productivity Planning." National Productivity Review. Vol. 11, No. 1 Winter 1991/92.
          Reprinted in LEDELSE I DAG (Management or Leadership Today),      
          December 1992.
          Copenhagen, Denmark. Winter 1992-93, Vol. 9.
          Reprinted in Quality Management Today: What Local Governments 
          Need to Know. Jonathan P. West,(ed). Washington, DC: International 
          City/County Management Association, Spring, 1995.

"The Changing Face of the Civil Service: Virginia's Local Government Strategies for the Twenty First Century." with Jennifer Wester. Virginia Review . January/February 1992, Vol. 70, Numbers 1 & 2.

"A Strategy for Improving Management Education for Public Administrators: Integrating the Findings of the Productivity Environmental Preference Survey into Public Administration Course Design and Delivery." Proceedings of the 14th National Teaching Public Administration Conference. Knoxville, TN: February, 1991.

"Getting a Bigger Bang from your Training Buck" with Jennifer Wester, Virginia Town & Cities February ,1989. Vol. 24,#2.

"Teaching Policy Analysis: An Assumption Identification and Assessment Approach", Proceedings of the Twelfth Conference On Teaching Public Administration . Charlottesville, Virginia: March 1989.

"Enhancing the Effectiveness of University Courses Having International Students" a Contributor paper for the Fourteenth International Conference on Improving University Teaching , Umea, Sweden; June, 1988.

"Teaching Public Sector Budgeting: An Information Focus Approach," Proceedings of the Eleventh Conference on Teaching Public Administration , Atlanta, Ga. March, 1988.

"The Public Administrator's Perspective," Financial Choices for Public Libraries , Proceedings of the Public Library Association Program, American Library Association Annual Conference, New York; 1980.

"New Training Directions: Learning Styles Can Determine Success Network News , (National Training and Development Service) Washington, D.C.: Spring, 1978.

A Bibliography of Public Budgeting for State and Local Administrators . Council of Planning Librarians, September 1974.

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L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs
Blue Wooldridge, associate professor of public administration
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