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- Title
THE COLORADO PROJECT: THE URBAN MANAGER AS AN AGENT OF PLANNED CHANGE.
- Authors
Wilcox, Robert F.; Stromberg, Charles
- Abstract
According to authors, the most important conclusion drawn from the preparation of case histories on urban administration in Colorado is that city managers tend to be islands unto themselves. They appear to function in relative isolation, with little or no professional or psychological support close at hand. One of their principal needs is periodic open, informal interchange, in a private setting, on their reactions to and uncertainties about work-related issues. For those who feel this need most intensely, some structuring of the interchange seems to be necessary. The presence of a person who can fill the role of discussion leader and facilitator in a support group setting appears to be required. The Colorado case histories project began with a presentation at the annual winter meeting of the Colorado City Management Association in Denver, Colorado in January 1976. While public administration cases have been available since the 1930's, many of those used in professional education have been written by academics for the classroom and have not been taken from operating practice. The Colorado Municipal League annual meeting provided an opportunity for the steering committee to select 20 case histories. Twenty management assistants were asked to volunteer to interview the managers.
- Subjects
COLORADO; UNITED States; CITY managers; MEETINGS; ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc.; URBAN planning; CASE method (Teaching); POLITICAL planning
- Publication
Public Administration Review, 1977, Vol 37, Issue 5, p607
- ISSN
0033-3352
- Publication type
Proceeding
- DOI
10.2307/974727