Talk:Charles Goodsell

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 CHARLES T. GOODSELL PROJECT PROPOSAL 

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 * Nicole Warnke (new15txstate)
 * Jose Cantu (jose_a_cantu)
 * Hunter Roe (hunteroe)
 * Myrah Ontiveroz (montiver)

Article Quality Evaluation:

The Charles Goodsell wikipedia article is four sentences long and contains only one source, dated March 16th, 1994. It also contains a warning banner stating that the article needs additional citations. Its overall structure is vague and includes little information about Charles Goodsell’s life, education, or significance. Multiple published works are listed, however none of them have corresponding articles and thus their importance is unclear. Additionally there is only one external link provided at the end of the article. Because this article lacks depth, we will primarily focus on increasing its breadth and establishing its legitimacy as an encyclopedia article. To correct this, we have researched Goodsell’s life and education, read a selection of his published work, and explored his other contributions such as a collection of his architecturally themed photography. By doing so, it is our intent to expand upon the limited information about Goodsell’s contributions to, and his role within, the field of Public Administration. Furthermore, through our extensive research, we hope to offer a substantial foundation for our contributions to this article. Finally, by compiling these many and varied resources, we hope to provide an accurate, accessible, and unbiased biographic article.

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Construct Brief Side-Bar Biography

Montiver (talk) 17:40, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

Charles True Goodsell was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on July 23, 1932 [insert citation]. He is the son of former Kalamazoo College President Charles Goodsell and Francess Comee Goodsell [insert citation]. He is most notable for writing The Case for Bureaucracy [insert citation]. Other works include Mission Mystique: Belief Systems in Public Agencies, The American statehouse: interpreting democracy's temples, Architecture as a setting for governance, The Public Administrator as Artisan and Administration as Ritual [insert citation]. — Preceding unsigned comment added by New15txstate (talk • contribs) 17:33, 13 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Include recent photograph of Goodsell (attending annual Southeastern Conference for Public Administration SECOPA)
 * Add Full name
 * Add Birthdate
 * Add Birthplace
 * Expand Education
 * Add Occupation
 * Add Spouses
 * Add Awards

Introduction
 * Keep date of Birth, add Birthplace (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
 * Provide Full Name (Charles True Goodsell)
 * Include information about parents (son of Charles T. and Frances Comee Goodsell)
 * Improve sentence about the significance of his work in public administration
 * Add information about participating in selection committee for outstanding articles in PAR and Public Administration Times

Education
 * Add information on BA degree (1954 at Kalamazoo College. Graduated magna cum laude)
 * Add information about his performance at Kalamazoo (Awarded the William G. Howard Memorial Prize in political science and Oakley Prize for highest grade recorded for college course)
 * Keep information on Ph.D.
 * Add sentence about life at Harvard, working with Valdimer Orlando Key
 * Add information on service in U. S. Army (1954 to 1956)
 * Add information about retirement (2002, "professor emeritus" at Virginia Tech.)

Academic Career
 * Add information about work as assistant professor of public administration (1961, University of Puerto Rico)
 * Add information about work as research associate (1964-1966, Princeton University)
 * Add information about work as professor of political science (1966, Southern Illinois University)
 * Add information about work as professor of public administration and public affairs (1978, Virginia Tech)
 * Add information about work as director of Virginia Tech’s Center for Public Administration and Policy
 * Add information about role as visiting professor of Cleveland State, Carleton University, and University of Texas

Public Administration Author

The Case For Bureaucracy
 * Summary of the text
 * Info on public reception upon initial publication (positive and negative)
 * Info on significant changes through editions
 * Info re: context/importance of work in field
 * 1) Goodsell and Modernism?
 * 2) Goodsell/Hummel contention; re: why this is a specifically a polemic

Selected Works

Mission Mystique: Belief Systems in Public Agencies
In Goodsell’s 2011 book, he examines six United States public agencies, including the US National Park Service, the US National Weather Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Peace Corps, among others. The concept of the book is to define what makes an agency “good” or reputable. He concludes that those who do good work in public agencies are, in part, motivated by a strong sense of mission, or the belief that they are doing important work.

The American statehouse: Interpreting democracy's temples
In this book, Goodsell reviews all fifty United States’ capitals and their buildings. He uses three concepts to interpret government architecture in the social sense: the search for political values in the buildings, the effects of the building on behavior, and the impression the buildings make on society. Additionally, all of the photographs used in the book were taken by Goodsell.

Architecture as a Setting for Governance
In this article for the Journal of Architectural & Planning Research, Goodsell introduces the overarching subject of the volume’s articles: examining connections between architecture of political purpose and governance. He notes three basic connections: the literal sense of housing governance, the symbolic sense or expressive aspect of architecture, and the behavioral effect of political architecture.

The Public Administrator as Artisan
In this article written for the Public Administration Review, Goodsell states the foundations of his approach to examining the values of public administrators. His primary point is to explore the “artful” aspect of public administration. He draws on aesthetic philosophy to provide guidance for workers who often feel insignificant in regards to influencing their public mission.

Administration as Ritual
In this article for the Public Administration Review, Goodsell examines the qualities of ritualistic behavior and formulates three types of administrative ritual: explicit rites, formalistic processes, and expressive programs.

Additional Publications

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Ead.lib.virginia.edu. (2005). A Guide to the Charles Goodsell Collection 1982-2001 Goodsell, Charles Collection Ms2004-012. Retrieved 14 October 2015, from http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00165.xml#bioghist_1.1

Kalamazoo College. (1954). Kalamzoo College Alumnus. Retrieved from	https://cache.kzoo.edu/bitstream/handle/10920/29739/1954_06_KC_Alumnus.pdf?sequence=1

Vtnews.vt.edu,. (2003). VT Professor Wins National Public Administration Award -- This marks the 2nd year in a row the award has been given to a Virginia Tech professor | Virginia Tech News | Virginia Tech. Retrieved 16 October 2015, from http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2003/02/2003-11.html

Goodsell, C. T. (2011). Mission Mystique: Belief Systems in Public Agencies. Washington, DC: CQ Press.

Goodsell, C. T. (2001). The American Statehouse: Interpreting Democracy’s Temples. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas.

Goodsell, C. T. (1993). Architecture as a setting for governance: Introduction. Journal of Architectural & Planning Research, 10, 271-272. Retrieved fromhttp://www.jstor.org.libproxy.txstate.edu/stable/43029093?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

Goodsell, C. T. (1992). The Public Administrator as Artisan. Public Administration Review, 52, 246-253. doi: 10.2307/976922

Goodsell, C. T. (1989). Administration as Ritual. Public Administration Review, 49, 161-166. doi:10.2307/977336

Dometrius, Nelson C. Review. “The Case for Bureaucracy: A Public Administration Polemic. by Charles T. Goodsell.” The Journal of Politics vol. 45, no. 3 (Aug. 1983) pp 790-792. (accessed October 16 2015).

Lovrich, Nicholas. Review, "The New Case for Bureaucracy." Public Integrity 17, no. 2 (Spring 2015): 213-215. Academic Search Complete, EBSCOhost (accessed October 16, 2015).

Matejko, Alexander J. Review, “The Case for Bureaucracy. A Public Administration Polemic by Charles T. Goodsell.” Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations vol. 40, no. 1 (1985): 188-190. (accessed October 16, 2015).

http://aas.sagepub.com.libproxy.txstate.edu/content/44/7/885.short

http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Charles-Goodsell/15908636

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Charles_T._Goodsell

http://government.eku.edu/insidelook/mpa-faculty-attend-secopa-2013 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jose a cantu (talk • contribs) 17:36, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

New15txstate (talk) 23:58, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

Peer Review
Great job on covering Goodsell's early life/education. Also, providing a list of all of his work/contributions is a great addition to this article. One thing that I would add to the "Early Life and Education" section is providing a hyperlink to " V.O. Key Jr" so readers of the article may have a little more knowledge of who he is. One thing I think should be expanded is the section "Academic Career". I feel like his contributions to each of his professional jobs needs to be briefly expanded. Maybe explain what how he contributed to his employers and how he impacted Public Administration through his career. Overall, this article did a good job in covering Charles Goodsell. Sss71996 (talk) 17:33, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Peer Review
Comprehensiveness A. The lead section does give a useful overview of the main topic which is Charles Goodsell. I feel like it could be a little more in depth though. -The Introduction, Early life and Education, Academic career, Awards, and Public Administration author. -I do believe they fully cover the material needed to inform people about this person, but I also think, as I stated earlier that there could be a little more information added to each section. -Yes, there are sources as well as references to back up there information. B. Yes, this article focuses on a clear topic, which is Charles Goodsell. It includes references from academic journals, so yes it does include scholarly support. Since the topic here is a person, not a term there isn’t really a lot of perspectives you can have, just fatcs. They do a good job of providing those facts as perspective yes. No competing points of view because it is a person. Sourcing -As far as I can see all claims seem to be supported with proper references when appropriate. -The article has a sufficient amount of references to support the articles claims. -Yes, they do follow the form requested by the professor. neutrality -The article has a very neutral viewpoint and consist of facts about this person. It definitely avoids making wild assumptions and sticks to facts withh references to support. Readability A. The entry is written well, in a manner that is easy to read and navigate. -Sentences are carefully crafted, but could be a little more clear. -The entry eems to have been proofread and free of typos. B. The Paragraphs are well structured and because the topic is a person there is a clear focus on Charles Goodsell himself. -The Article has appropriate section headings on all sections as well as correct links. Open Ended 1 The article is very organized and well thought out. It is easy to get a grasp on who Charles Goodsell is for the most part as well as to look up any of his works or publications. Open Ended 2 A few improvement I’d like to see is a little more information on each of the sections. They do a good job of summing it up, but if possible going a little more in depth about his life wouldn’t be a bad thing. Also The “Academic career” section title could be a little misleading. I didn’t necessarily know it was going to be about his teaching career when I read the title.

J r186 (talk) 19:27, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

Peer Review
Overall the team did a good job contributing to the article. It was clear and easy to understand on what they are going to contribute. It had reliable sources but one thing I would like to state is to expand and go into a little more in depth on the Education and Academic Career section. It was supported and state where they would add sources. It does have a variety of sources that they were going to use. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mel29g (talk • contribs) 20:27, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

Additional Publications
To address "undue significance" (suggested by user/jesseraffe): The following are a list of publications referencing Goodsell's work, including articles written for the Public Administration Review. I will add these references as time allows.

By Isabelle Engeli, Christine Rothmayr Allison
 * Comparative Policy Studies: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges

By Anat Rafaeli, Michael G. Pratt
 * Artifacts and Organizations: Beyond Mere Symbolism

By John J. Gargan
 * Handbook of State Government Administration

By Akhlaque Haque
 * Surveillance, Transparency, and Democracy: Public Administration in the information age

By Margo Berman
 * State and Local Politics

Nancy Bott Murray
 * An Inner Voice for Public Administration

By John Cunningham Wood
 * Joseph M. Juran: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

Montgomery Van Wart, Lisa A. Dicke
 * Administrative Leadership in the Public Sector

By David John Farmer
 * The Language of Public Administration: Bureaucracy, Modernity, and Postmodernity

edited by Anne Goldgar, Robert I. Frost
 * Institutional Culture in Early Modern Society

edited by Paul S. Adler, Paul du Gay, Glenn Morgan, and Michael Reed
 * The Oxford Handbook of Sociology, Social Theory, and Organization Studies: Contemporary Currents

By Susan J. Buck
 * The Global Commons: An Introduction

Sandra Jackson, Richard Greggory Johnson
 * The Black Professoriat: Negotiating a Habitable Space in the Academy

New15txstate (talk) 12:20, 13 December 2015 (UTC)

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