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Portraits of public service : untold stories from the front lines / edited by Staci M. Zavattaro, Jessica E. Sowa, Alexander C. Henderson, and Lauren Hamilton Edwards.

Format Book and Print
Publication Info Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2023]
Descriptionix, 295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Other author/creatorZavattaro, Staci M., 1983- editor.
Other author/creatorSowa, Jessica E., 1975- editor.
Other author/creatorHenderson, Alexander C., 1980- editor.
Other author/creatorHamilton Edwards, Lauren, 1982- editor.
Contents Introduction : stories as knowledge creation / Staci M. Zavattaro, Jessica E. Sowa, Alexander C. Henderson, and Lauren Hamilton Edwards -- Navigating between the state and the community : stories from community health workers / Gabriela Lotta and Juliana Rocha Miranda -- Under the radar : stories from government meteorologists / Kelly A. Stevens -- Revisiting librarians as public servants / Alicia Schatteman -- Teachers and their monitors : negotiating disciplinary regimes in Pakistan / Moiz Abdul Majid and Sameen A. Mohsin Ali -- (In)visible and (mis)understood : the public service work of American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters during emergencies / Stephanie Dolamore and Geoffrey Whitebread -- Unseen but irreplaceable : the role of air traffic controllers / Sean A. McCandless -- Serving in silence : the emergency manager / Kyle R. Overly -- When silence is golden : stories from an elections office / Amanda D. Clark -- Public defenders as constitutional pariahs, surrogate deviants, and emotional laborers / Adam Croft -- New York City property tax assessment : public employees serving in silence / Michael J. Fouassier -- Affordable housing and homelessness policy professionals / Maren B. Trochmann -- Making in the invisible visible : the photographers and videographers in public service / Maja Husar Holmes -- Arts and cultural management during the pandemic : introducing the observant servant / Sarah Berry, Dutch Reutter, Judith L. Millesen, and Maren B. Trochmann -- Inconspicuously indispensable for India : the untold stories of accredited social health activists (ASHAs) / Nandhini Rangarajan, Aroon P. Manoharan, Bianca Ortiz-Wythe -- Multiple mandates, competing goals, and the challenges of working in combined environmental agencies in the U.S. / JoyAnna S. Hopper -- Conclusion : a path forward for the field / Staci M. Zavattaro, Jessica E. Sowa, Alexander C. Henderson, and Lauren Hamilton Edwards.
Abstract "Reveals the often-untold stories of front-line public servants"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formCase studies.
LCCN 2022046496
ISBN9781438493718 hardcover
ISBN1438493711 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book

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