Enthralled with Modernity: The Historical Context of Knowledge and Theory Development in Public Administration.

Adams, Guy B.

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ERIC Number: EJ445433

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Enthralled with Modernity: The Historical Context of Knowledge and Theory Development in Public Administration.

Adams, Guy B.

Public Administration Review, v52 n4 p363-73 Jul-Aug 1992

U.S. cultural preoccupation with modernity has made public administration a field that emphasizes technical rationality, professionalism, and scientific rigor with little capacity to address critical societal questions. Greater attention to history would produce genuinely open inquiry. (SK)

Descriptors: Cultural Influences, History, Inquiry, Public Administration, Scientific Methodology, Technological Advancement, Theories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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