This exploratory study questions whether Master of Public Administration programs prepare future public administrators to how gender plays out in negotiations that occur in organizations. Negotiated Order and Second-Generation Bias perspectives provide the theoretical basis to understand that negotiations in organizations may privilege masculine…

Findings from a nationwide survey identified masters of public administration (MPA) program directors' perceptions of their programs' effectiveness and capacity to achieve 17 specific goals. Characteristics of effective and ineffective programs were also explored. Program structure did not have a major impact on effectiveness, but accreditation…

A study compared outcomes of master's programs in public administration and other professional-education programs organized in cohort (intact student groups in lock-step course patterns) and noncohort formats. Students in cohort format had cognitive and affective learning gains equivalent or superior to traditional format students. Learning gains…