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Read what the experts
are saying, in the following new articles from The
Journal of Public Affairs Education. This is the fourth issue of JPAE to
be published under the new editor, Heather E. Campbell, at Arizona State
University's School of Public Affairs. To view any of the articles below,
simply click on the article title.
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FALL
2009 ARTICLES:
From
the Editor
Heather E. Campbell
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MPA
vs. MPP: A Distinction Without a Difference?
Yongbeom Hur and Merl Hackbart
Are the MPA and MPP degrees actually different? This question
is important in the ongoing debates around NASPAA’s revised
standards, as partially presented in JPAE Vol. 15, Nos. 2 and
3. Hur and Hackbart perform a NASPAA- and APPAM-program survey
and analysis to answer this question. Their research indicates
that the MPA and MPP are different. However, the reason
for these differences may be unexpected.
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What
Impacts the Learning in Service Learning? An Examination of
Project Structure and Student Characteristics
Kristina T. Lambright
& Yi Lu
How can you structure your
service-learning projects so that MPA students learn even more?
Research indicates that service learning generally has a positive
impact on learning outcomes. Lambright and Lu examine what types of
students most benefit from service learning, and what you can do to
increase its benefits. Their findings warn that part-time MPA students
may not benefit as much as full-time MPA students, and also explain
how teachers can structure the service-learning experience to make it
better.
The
Value of Capstone Projects to Participating Client Agencies
David R.
Schachter and Deena Schwartz
We know that service-learning projects are generally useful to
students, but are they useful to clients? Schachter and
Schwartz study clients of Capstone service-learning projects
and discover both that the projects are useful to the clients,
and how to increase their value.
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Indirect
Giving to Nonprofit Organizations: An Emerging Model of Student
Philanthropy
Julie Cencula Olberding
Student philanthropy is a type of service learning in which students
provide money to nonprofit organizations. In the new model of indirect
giving, students review grant proposals and make recommendations
to donor agencies. This model is less costly for the program, and
Olberding’s research indicates that it is valuable to students. The
article also addresses some lessons learned about using the indirect
giving teaching model.
Cognitive
Styles Matching: Expanding the Efficacy of Group Work in MPA
Courses
Jeremy L. Hall
What’s your Myers-Briggs Type? How can you structure groups
so that their projects work better? Many MPA faculty are
familiar with Myers-Briggs Type assessment and use it in their
courses to help students understand their own proclivities.
Prof. Hall suggests using Myers-Briggs scores to form class
work groups that include differences in all four of the
Myers-Briggs scales. Though this causes conflict, Hall argues
that it also increases useful learning in his classes
--especially management learning-- and that students generally
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The
Return of Public Relations to the Public Administration Curriculum?
Mordecai Lee
Forward to the past? In the past, Public Relations was recognized as
an important element of PA. Lee’s analysis indicates that, though PR
largely dropped from the MPA curriculum in the latter part of the 20th
century, the media-drenched era we live in is causing its return both
to PA and to the MPA. Lee’s article discusses normative arguments
for PR’s inclusion in the MPA curriculum, makes suggestions about
how to add PR, and provides a sample course outline.
Putting
Yourself in Their Shoes: The Analysis of Real-World Disputes
Through Group Field Projects
Roger E. Hartley
Much
dispute-resolution teaching material focuses on law and
business. So, Prof. Hartley recommends teaching conflict
management to our students by using group field projects to
analyze real, ongoing local policy disputes. Using this method
provides a rich set of possible problems accompanied by a rich
set of learning opportunities. Using project examples, Hartley
discusses some ways to make the most of both of these.
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BOOK
REVIEW
by Mark Speicher
Of Doctoral Education in Public Administration at the
Washington Public Affairs Center: 28 Years (1973-2001) as an Outpost of
the University of Southern California. What lessons does this
history and reflection offer for us now? Read Speicher’s book review
to find out.
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About
This Journal
The Journal of Public Affairs Education,
edited by Heather E. Campbell, is the leading scholarly light for
promoting change in teaching, learning, and quality in public affairs
education. JPAE is a source of expertise 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:
Heather E. Campbell
Arizona State University
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Iris Geva-May, Associate Editor,
International and Comparative
Michael O'Hare, Associate Editor,
Assessment and Practice
Jeffrey Callen, Editorial
Assistance
Wendy Paulson, Layout and
Copyediting
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JPAE Fall 2009 Cover
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of our membership and the profession.
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