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ERIC Number: EJ1076761
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Sep
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0144-7394
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From Theory to Practice: Utilizing Integrative Seminars as Bookends to the Master of Public Administration Program of Study
Stout, Margaret; Holmes, Maja Husar
Teaching Public Administration, v31 n2 p186-203 Sep 2013
Integrative seminar style courses are most often used as an application-oriented capstone in place of a thesis or comprehensive exam requirement in Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree programs. This article describes and discusses the benefits of a unique approach of one National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)--accredited U.S. MPA program that employs integrative seminar style courses at both the start and end of the program of study. The first seminar integrates theory while the last seminar integrates practice, while both utilize reflection as a synthesizing pedagogy. The other core courses in the program of study use distinct theories to analyze practice while building core competencies. This article explores the importance of theory in a professional degree program, describes and explains both integrative seminars, and discusses the value fostered by the pattern of synthesis-analysis-synthesis facilitated through integrative seminars and reflective pedagogies.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: West Virginia
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