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Stabile, Bonnie; Grant, Aubrey; Salih, Shene – Journal of Public Affairs Education, 2019
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…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Specialization, Majors (Students), Masters Programs
Munoz-del-Campo, Norma – Teaching Public Administration, 2023
If the aim of developing public policies is to solve social issues, it is worth asking whether the higher education programs for future public servants are being adapted to the demands of our societies. If we also recognize a relationship between education and political capacity, then it is pertinent to study the development of knowledge, skills,…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Masters Programs, Public Policy
Hatcher, William – Teaching Public Administration, 2019
Through practicing curiosity by asking questions in the hopes of seeking answers, public administrators may practice empathy, build knowledge about how the world works, and in doing so, dispel ignorance in public agencies. By valuing curiosity, or dispelling ignorance about how the world works, public administrators may help create bureaucracies…
Descriptors: Public Affairs Education, Personality Traits, Empathy, Trust (Psychology)
Engbers, Trent – Teaching Public Administration, 2019
The use of applied labs has long been an established practice in the natural sciences as a means of stressing application of theoretical principles and fostering disciplinary excitement. The social sciences have seen an advent of similar problem-based approaches, but have not adopted a lab-based model. Labs offer an opportunity to use class time…
Descriptors: Public Administration Education, Lecture Method, Blended Learning, Laboratories
Powell, David C. – Teaching Public Administration, 2022
Case study analysis has been used for many years across a variety of disciplines. One of the primary advantages of case study analysis is its ability to illustrate the nexus between theory and practice. This paper explores the use of case study analysis as a culminating experience in a large Master of Public Administration (MPA) program in the…
Descriptors: Public Administration, Case Studies, Masters Programs, Theory Practice Relationship
Bharath, Del M. N. – Teaching Public Administration, 2021
Future public administrators are predominantly entering the field as practitioners, and therefore, classroom work should have relevance in the field. Public administration educators need to find engaging ways to connect theory to practice, as well as creating culturally competent, ethical decision-makers, capable of sifting through information to…
Descriptors: Films, Mass Media Use, Public Administration Education, Teaching Methods
Swain, Randall D. – Teaching Public Administration, 2019
The purpose of this essay is to illustrate the value of applying the lessons of successful historical battlefield commanders to teach leadership concepts and theories. This article uses the experience of Napoleon Bonaparte's "Grande Armee" at the Battle of Austerlitz to illustrate these concepts. Utilizing Napoleon's success in this…
Descriptors: War, Administrators, Leadership Training, History
Williams, Adam; Slagle, Derek R.; Wilson, Darrin – Teaching Public Administration, 2020
This research article examines the relationship of individual scholars to overall research production and develops new ranking schema upon the absence of top individual scholarship as demonstrations of individual scholarship relative to total rankings. The study creates a ranking system focused on the impact of individual scholars in public…
Descriptors: Scholarship, College Faculty, Reputation, Productivity
Soliz, Adela; DeLoach, Cara; Mesa, Hidahis – Journal of Higher Education, 2023
Federal and state policies increasingly call upon community and technical colleges to collaborate with industry and other outside stakeholders in order to improve career and technical education programs. We apply a framework from the public administration literature to understand how these collaborations are built. Using data from in-depth…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, Vocational Schools, Vocational Education
Cordova, Adriana; Lahey, Joanna; Taghiyeva, Lala – Teaching Public Administration, 2023
This article outlines how Master of Public Administration (MPA)/Master of Public Policy (MPP) programs can integrate a project-based learning opportunity to study curricular design and accreditation needs in their quantitative courses. Bridging together theory and the practical implications of data collection and analysis is important for…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Active Learning, Student Projects, Curriculum Design
Bozeman, Barry; Bretschneider, Stuart; Lindsay, Spencer; Nelson, John P.; Didier, Nicolas – Studies in Higher Education, 2023
Using a unique dataset built around published papers in top quality public policy, public administration and program evaluation journals, we find that 29.7% of respondent authors indicate that the knowledge from their articles was used by policymakers or public administrators. These data are used to test for different patterns of use for policy vs…
Descriptors: Public Affairs Education, College Faculty, Faculty Publishing, Research Utilization
Hubbell, Larry – Education, 2018
In this article, I describe the process and importance of branding a graduate public administration program. Written from the perspective of a participant-observer, I describe how with the assistance of my department we have given our program a more distinctive identity and therefore a more identifiable brand. That brand is one that focuses on…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Public Administration, Masters Programs, Graduate Students
Diaz-Kope, Luisa M.; Miller-Stevens, Katrina; Henley, Tiffany J. – Journal of Public Affairs Education, 2019
In the fields of public administration, policy, and public affairs, more women are earning PhD degrees and entering male-dominated academic and public sector job markets. This trend raises questions about the future of dissertation research and implications of gender on methodological approach and research design. This study examines the state of…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Gender Differences, Research Methodology, Research Design
Bright, Leonard – Teaching Public Administration, 2018
Scholars have long suggested that the degree orientations of public administration programs were related to the attitudes and behaviors of students, even though empirical research had failed to confirm this relationship. The purpose of this study was to re-examine this question from the standpoint of perceptions of fit. Using a sample of…
Descriptors: Public Administration Education, Graduate Students, Degree Requirements, Student Surveys
Knepper, Hillary J.; Scutelnicu, Gina; Tekula, Rebecca – Journal of Public Affairs Education, 2020
This study is the first to examine the research productivity of public administration faculty by gender through the perceptions of full-time faculty members at NASPAA-accredited schools. It specifically examines how research productivity varies by gender according to faculty tenure status and academic rank. This study extends previous research by…
Descriptors: Public Administration, Public Administration Education, College Faculty, Educational Research