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SPRING 2013
VOLUME 19, No. 2
From the Editor: Public Affairs Education and
the Failed Business Model of Higher Education
Editor in Chief
David Schultz
introduces the issue by asserting that the
current business model for higher education has collapsed,
describing how this challenges public
affairs education.
TEACHING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
From
the Guest Editor: Teaching Public Administration Conference
Update
Leland Coxe
Coxe reviews the main themes of
the most recent TPAC conference and introduces the mini-symposium
from which the Ni and Stout papers are drawn.
Comparing the Effectiveness of Classroom and Online Learning: Teaching
Research Methods
Anna Ya Ni
The author notes that online teaching in many public affairs
programs is on the rise, yet there is a controversy surrounding teaching effectiveness
and learning in online education. The article compares student
performance measures and assessments of learning experiences from both
online and traditional sections of a required graduate public
administration research methods course taught by the same instructor.
Delivering an MPA Emphasis in Local Governance and
Community Development
Through Service Learning and Action Research
Margaret Stout
Stout describes a unique action-based model for a Master of Public
Administration four-course track in Local Governance and Community
Development. She discusses the advantages of the model and what students
learn from it after completing the courses.
ARTICLES OF CURRENT INTERESTS
Departments of Public Administration and Colleges of Business
Administration:
Allies or Aliens?
Lauren N. Bowman and James R. Thompson
The authors examine the repercussions of a trend that some public
administration programs face in tough economic times: being merged into
schools of business. How have public affairs fared under these
arrangements? The authors review and analyze the advantages and
disadvantages of two models.
Public Affairs
Programs and the Changing Political Economy of Higher Education
Daniel Rich
Rich discusses the new reality of reduced public support
for higher education, which he argues
threatens
the viability of some public affairs programs and challenges the value
of public affairs education, research, and service.
He then evaluates the strategies available to public affairs programs to
respond.
Collaborative Partnerships: The Case of the Executive Master of Public
Governance Program in Copenhagen, Denmark
Carsten Greve
Greve looks at an example of how business and public affairs
programs can work together, by presenting a case study of the Executive
Master of Public Governance degree program in Copenhagen, Denmark. He
describes what has worked in the program, and why.
A Public Service Education: A Review of Undergraduate Programs with a
Community and Service Focus
Tony Carrizales and Lamar Vernon
Bennett
The authors describe how community service and learning is
increasingly a major focus and component of many public affairs
programs. Their article offers an extensive review
of NASPAA schools offering or emphasizing public service education,
providing valuable information on what these schools are doing with
these service learning programs.
Internships Adrift? Anchoring Internship Programs in Collaboration
Abraham D. Benavides, Lisa A. Dicke, and
Amy C. Holt
The authors describe internships as a popular educational option
in many public affairs programs. But what do we know about internships
in terms of what makes for a successful experience? This article
explores this topic.
MPA Program Partnerships With Nonprofit Organizations:
Benefits to MPA Programs, MPA Students and Graduates, Nonprofit
Organizations, and Communities
Christopher A. Simon, Melissa Yack, J. Steven Ott
The authors highlight the University of Utah’s MPA service learning
program, which has established partnerships with many community
organizations and non-profits. They describe the benefits of the
collaborations to the students, the community, and the university, as
well as the barriers that often threaten successful long-term working
relationships and integration of the partnerships into the curriculum.
Review of The Art &
Craft of Case Writing, Third Edition, by William Naumes and
Margaret Naumes
Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore
offers a positive review of the most recent edition of this classic
book.
Review of Harnessing Cultural Diversity to Achieve Good Governance
Goals: A Review of Cultural Competency for Public Administrators,
edited by Kristin Norman-Major and Susan T. Gooden
Christopher Koliba describes the teaching of cultural competency
as a new must for public affairs programs, providing an endorsement
of the latest book on the topic.
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About
This Journal
The Journal of Public Affairs Education,
edited by David Schultz and Kristen
Norman-Major, and published by NASPAA, is the leading scholarly light for
promoting change in teaching, learning, and quality in public affairs
education. JPAE is a source of expertise
directed towards professors, administrators, students and
practitioners concerned with the preparation of the next generation of
professionals in public service.
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EDITED BY:
David Schultz,
Editor in Chief
Kristen Norman-Major, Managing Editor
Hamline University
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Iris Geva-May, Associate Editor,
International and Comparative
Michael O'Hare, Associate Editor,
Assessment and Practice
Lisa Dejoras, Editorial Assistance
Chris Thillen, Copyediting
Val Escher, Layout
Contact
Editor
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Publisher:
NASPAA
www.naspaa.org/
NASPAA, the global standard in public
service education, is a membership organization of 280 graduate programs in public policy, public affairs
and public administration located across the U.S. and around the globe. NASPAA’s mission is to ensure excellence in public service education and promote the ideal of public service, and it is the specialized accreditor of master degree programs in public affairs.
NASPAA publishes
JPAE in order to bring the best scholarship on teaching and quality directly into the hands of our membership and profession.
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