Research has documented that applied projects that are experiential and grounded in the course contents offer effective hands-on experience to students to understand the course materials and apply their learnings in a meaningful way. Experiential learning is particularly relevant to Master of Public Administration Programs (MPA), which are usually…

While pedagogical practice is not mandatory in doctoral programs, many doctoral students often serve as graduate student instructors or teaching assistants for college courses. However, most institutions neither mandate nor offer pedagogical training as part of doctoral education. Effective teaching necessitates subject matter expertise and…

This study investigates the question of whether there are gender differences in the choice of specializations/concentrations by students enrolled in Master's Programs in Public Administration (MPA), and considers potential implications for MPA students and the broader field of public administration. We analyzed data provided by NASPAA-accredited…

Public administration has a long tradition of close connections to the field of political science. As the field of public administration evolved from a basic politics administration dichotomy, it became evident that the distinction between politics and administration was nebulous at best. As such, public affairs students need exposure to, and…

Sex and gender are evolving identity categories with emergent public policy and administration needs. To respond to the diverse landscape of sex and gender issues in the public sector, greater competency is needed. This research will contribute to the body of work on sex and gender in public administration by asking the following questions: (a)…

Scholars have suggested that civic engagement in the United States is declining and some have argued that institutions of higher education are responsible for the fostering of civic engagement through efforts such as service learning. These opportunities may be created either through a top-down approach with student assignment to specific groups…

The article explores the changing patterns of disciplinary orientation in European public administration (PA) education. The study builds on an earlier research, which defined three distinct clusters of countries, based on their specific PA education tradition. It asks whether countries' movement away from the Legalist paradigm has continued since…

The analyses reported are based on a computerized set of survey research data from an archived database containing responses of 1,456 state public administrators in Kentucky to a mail survey conducted in 1987-1989. Using this data, researchers analyzed attitudes toward public administration among these public administrators, the professional role…

This document describes the implementation and evaluation of a 2-week workshop designed to help the faculty of the National Institute of Public Administration (Lahore, Pakistan) develop case studies and accompanying teaching notes for use in their classes. The workshop, which was facilitated by the author, resulted in the development of nine case…

This final report describes the conduct of a project that produced a workshop on developing management case studies relevant to public administration in Pakistan from which six publishable cases with teaching notes resulted. The terminal objective for the workshop (that each workshop team would develop at least one extended case study plus a…

This study examined the views of British public administrators regarding public administration education in Britain. A total of 386 local authority chief executives were surveyed by mail using a 7-page questionnaire; 108 completed surveys were returned. It was found that only 37 percent of the surveys were completed by the chief executives; the…

Findings of a study that examined Colorado administrators' perceptions of the adequacy of their administrator preparation programs are presented in this paper. The primary purposes of the project are to provide feedback to institutions from former students regarding their administrator preparation so that they may continue to improve their…

Findings of a study that explored aspiring administrators' perceptions of the superintendency as a viable career choice are presented in this paper. Methodology involved the administration of a questionnaire to 197 graduate students enrolled in administrator education courses. Findings indicate that the most powerful motivator was the ability to…

This study examined the perceptions of Master of Public Administration (MPA) graduates about public administration curriculum and their political acuity. Using data from a national survey on MPA graduate attitudes, it focused on the perceptions of 1,428 MPA graduates who were state administrators, 351 state administrators with bachelor of arts…

A survey of graduates and students from the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) was conducted in Spring 1980 to provide a profile of new and continuing students and to assess the vocational success of recent UMA graduates. The survey sample included: (1) 461 students selected from the entire UMA population; (2) 49 students enrolled in UMA's…