Teaching Local Government

Abstract

The aim of the panel is to explore how we teach about local government to different audiences. Issues around how we disseminate our work to disparate audiences tend to be neglected. The problem is there are so many different audiences that we need to give greater consideration as to how the dissemination occurs For example, there is the student audience - but that includes both 'home' and 'overseas' students. There is also the practitioner audience - where these may be local government employees undertaking professional qualifications to further their career advancement. Thirdly, there is the education involved around Smart Cities, which focuses more on the general public and educating them. Each of these audiences requires different modes of teaching. At the same time, there is probably a degree of cross-over that has not always been appreciated. This should be part of the local government series of panels because we often neglect that aspect of our work. Instead, we compartmentalise it - it is 'teaching' so it must go in teaching and learning standing group. The aim, ultimately, is to give consideration as to how we disseminate our work beyond out academic silo.

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