Ethics research has focused on issues such as codes of conduct and ethical values and less on ethics training. This paper examines evidence from a national survey of local governments on what approaches they take to ethics training through the topics they teach. Our analysis showed that they use both of the two common types of training approaches:…

The purpose of this case study was to examine the success factors of a leadership development program using action learning for self-governance members in the city of Bucheon in Korea, as well as the distinctive features of action learning for community development in comparison with action learning for business. To that end, we conducted 22…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate workplace learning among municipal officers in the high-learning-demanding organizational context of their work practice in the first year of mandate. Design/methodology/approach: A before-and-after quasi-experimental design was used to assess the effect of time of work practice on learning work…

This paper reviews how action learning was used as part of a regional leadership development programme involving a number of public sector organisations. It explores how the sets were designed and set up and the significant challenges that this particular approach brought. A number of positive tangible outcomes were produced from the sets and…

The authors argue that relatively few local governments conduct rigorous cost-benefit evaluations of their supervisory training and management development programs. The authors conclude that more attention to upper-level evaluation is warranted and provide an evaluation grid with practical suggestions for each level of training program evaluation.…

The author documents the design and development of an employment-related training program for local government administrators in Saskatchewan. (CH)

The Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro emphasized the need for both the developing and developed world to work toward sustainable development. This paper reviews environmental education, sustainable development, and environmental strategies for aid donors to integrate into their programs. (Author/MDH)

Includes "Transformation in the Public Sector" (Foster); "Implementing the Vision" (Frater); "Enabling Authority" (Stewart); "Local Authority of the 1990s" (Bichard); "Training for 'Next Steps'--Initiative in the Public Service" (Wright); "Organizational Development" (Dodd);…

Describes a week-long program sponsored by the Appalachian Regional Commission that brought together over 500 participants from middle-level management of small and mid-sized businesses, local governments, and public and nonprofit service agencies located in Appalachia. Participants were offered courses in total quality management, leadership…