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Interview with Zahid ShariffRecent Teaching History Recent and Current Areas of Interest Western cultural influence on the nonwestern world; fiscal
policy; public administration theory. Are there particular authors/artists/thinkers whose work you interested and which you often ask students to examine? Edward Said, Aijaz Ahmad, Carole Pateman, Noam Chomsky Are there specific areas of interest or issues you want to work with students on in the current year? Public sector, social justice issues, corporate welfare,
fiscal issues, race relations, post-modernist public administration,
Third World. Specific Skills, Competence, Techniques: Understanding race relations, including internalized oppression;
playing bridge. What are key qualities you look for in student work? How carefully the assigned readings have been read and understood.
What techniques do you use to assess their work? A variety of assignments are given to students in different
quarters. Here are some examples: journal writing, short papers,
decision options memo and student presentations. How do you help students assess their work? By giving each other feedback (by exchanging journals, for
example) and working in teams on projects that they have selected.
Teaching Style: I started by crafting what I hoped would be really good lectures.
More recently, I've been wanting to do more workshops and
interactive exercises. I feel that my role is that of facilitator.
What types of students tend to do well with you? Those who are bright and want to study. I seek racial diversity,
but that is a big problem in the MPA program. We have gender
balance, but we tend not to be racially as diverse as I would
like. What types of students have a hard time with you? Students who don't want to read and/or are not engaged with
the issues and readings for the program. What do your student evaluations say about the way you come across to students? As an organized person - in my teaching and keeping track of developments in the class and seminar. Students' evaluations have generally been very positive. Expectations about Contracts, Internships, and Evaluations
Few students require contracts at the graduate level. However,
when I do work individually with a student, I look for clarity
of vision of what the student wants to do. What information do you want to see when a person comes to look for a contract? The faculty colleagues the students have worked with in the past, and how clearly developed is their focus for the contracts.
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