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- Title
GRADUATE EDUCATION IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS/PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.
- Authors
Mackelprang, A. J.; Fritschler, A. Lee
- Abstract
The article discusses various issues related to the graduate education in public affairs/public administration. Issues were raised at the outset of this article about the cohesiveness of programs in public administration, about the extent to which public affairs/public administration programs are interdisciplinary, about the trend toward enrichment of public affairs/public administration curricula through emphasis on analytic and quantitative skills and broader course offerings, and about the relationship between administrative structure and the quality of the program. Findings both support and contradict points made in earlier studies. There is little evidence in these data supporting those who claim the field in general is interdisciplinary, broad in curricula offerings, or demanding in the analytic and quantitative skills required. Yet, there is every indication that significant movement toward these objectives is underway. Among the 40 or so programs that are interdisciplinary and broad-based, separate professional schools and separate departments of public affairs/public administration are clearly dominant. However, large numbers of programs located in separate professional schools and separate departments of public affairs/public administration do not possess these attributes.
- Subjects
UNITED States; PUBLIC administration; PUBLIC administration education; UNIVERSITIES &; colleges; PUBLIC interest; PROFESSIONAL education; NATIONAL Association of Schools of Public Affairs &; Administration; INTERDISCIPLINARY education; CURRICULUM; GRADUATE education
- Publication
Public Administration Review, 1975, Vol 35, Issue 2, p182
- ISSN
0033-3352
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/975179