scholarly journals The Essence and Structure of Masters’ of Public Administration Core Competencies in the USA

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 62-68
Author(s):  
Alina Shevchenko
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Public Administrators ◽  
Public Governance ◽  
The Usa

Abstract The article deals with revealing the essence and structure of Masters’ of Public Administration professional training in the USA. It has been concluded that Public Administration studies the realization of government policies and trains future public administrators for professional activity; is guided by political science and administrative law; aims to improve the justice, equality, security and efficiency of public services. It has been indicated that the MPA degree is dedicated for those willing to work in public sector. It has been found out that MPA programs are designed to develop the abilities, skills and methods specialists use to realize policies, programs and projects as well as to resolve crucial issues within their organization and/or in society. It has been stated that in the United States of America Master of Public Administration (MPA) and Master of Business Administration programs (MBA) are quite similar, however, have certain differences. It has been defined that the MPA program focuses on different ethical and sociological criteria secondary for business administrators. Simultaneously MPA programs encompass economy courses to supply students with knowledge of microeconomic and macroeconomic issues. It has been specified that MPA programs are built on a range of core competencies defined by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA). The list of the core competencies (to lead and manage in public governance; to participate in and contribute to the public policy progress; to analyze, synthesize, think critically, solve problems and make decisions; to articulate and apply a public service perspective; to communicate and interact productively with a diverse and changing workforce and citizenry) and their detailed characteristics have been presented. It has been identified that cultural competency of future public administrators has become an essential constituent of public affairs curricula. It has been concluded that the above-mentioned positive aspects of the experience may be used to improve future public administrators’ professional training in Ukraine.

Global comparative public administration

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aroon P Manoharan ◽  
Wendel Mirbel ◽  
Tony J Carrizales
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Administrators ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
The Past ◽  
Policy Analysts ◽  
Master Of Public Policy ◽  
Comparative Public Administration

Within the past two decades, globalization has led to increased literature on comparative public administration (CPA) research, and it has enhanced analyses of administrative systems in various societies. Our paper examines CPA education among Master of Public Administration and Master of Public Policy programs in the United States. The findings highlight select topics of interest from these courses, as well as emphasizing an immediate need for programs to internationalize their curricula, in order to prepare the next generation of public administrators and policy analysts.

Understanding the Field of Public Policy in the Context of Public Administration Evolution

2022 ◽  
pp. 22-44
Author(s):  
Feras Ali Qawasmeh
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Management ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
Public Governance ◽  
The Public ◽  
New Public ◽  
Review Study ◽  
New Public Governance

Public policy is classified as a major field in public administration. Therefore, to understand the context of public policy as a field, it is essential to explore its root developments in public administration from epistemological and chronological perspectives. This chapter is a review study referring to main scholarly works including books, academic articles, and studies. The chapter first helps researchers and students in comprehending the evolution of public administration in its four main stages including classical public administration, new public administration, new public management, and new public governance. Second, the chapter presents a general overview of the evolution of the public policy field with particular attention paid to the concepts of Harold Lasswell who is seen as the father of public policy. The chapter then discusses different definitions of public policy. Various classifications of public policy are also investigated. The chapter ends with a critical discussion of the stages model (heuristics).

Сurrent trends of professional training for future specialists in public administration

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 15-23
Author(s):  
Юліана МАЛИК
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Management Communication ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
High Level ◽  
New Generation

One of the most important terms for the development of modern Ukrainian society is the need for training such experts in any field, which are able to carry out their professional activity effectively, especially in conditions of the constant changes in the social and economic environment. Reforms in many spheres of Ukrainian society's life cause the needs for highly qualified specialists of the new generation who, after graduating from higher education establishments, receive, in addition to deep theoretical knowledge, practical training for performing high-level professional activities that will lead Ukraine to new world standards. Thus, in this article author exposes current tendencies of professional training for specialists in public administration. The professional activity of managers in any field is considered as a system of actions aimed at solving professional tasks within the framework of management communication. The author emphasizes that taking into account the current trends that have been studied in this scientific work, it is important to notice that the field of public administration is a complex formation of interrelated elements and the effectiveness of this will depend on a qualitative system of professional training for future specialists.

The status of the profession: the role of PhD and masters programs in public policy education

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia Rubaii
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Graduate Level ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
The Status ◽  
Similarities And Differences

This chapter traces the evolution of graduate level public affairs education in the United States in terms of focus, mission, curriculum, institutional locus, and enrollments, with attention to similarities and differences at the masters and doctoral levels. It highlights the role of two key professional associations in the evolution of the field, NASPAA and APPAM. It also examines some persistent challenges regarding how broadly or narrowly to define the field, how clearly to differentiate among the related fields of study, and how to define and ensure quality.

Untangling the Concept of Adversarial Legalism

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 473-487
Author(s):  
Jeb Barnes ◽  
Thomas F. Burke
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
The United States ◽  
Law And Society ◽  
Everyday Practice

The concept of adversarial legalism has been widely used by scholars of law, public administration, public policy, political science, sociology, and Law and Society, but the varying ways in which the concept has been employed raise concerns that it has become stretched to the point of incoherence. We argue that adversarial legalism entails both a style, an everyday practice of dispute resolution and policy making with distinct attributes, and a structure of governance that can be compared to other structures of authority. Untangling these aspects of adversarial legalism allows us to make sense of its different uses and identify future avenues of inquiry. Despite its wide application, adversarial legalism is in fact underutilized, especially in studies aimed at understanding consequences of judicialization, legalization, and juridification in the United States and abroad.

scholarly journals Audit as an Element of Public Governance

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mykola P. Popov ◽  
Liudmyla L. Prykhodchenko ◽  
Olena V. Lesyk ◽  
Oksana V. Dulina ◽  
Olesia V. Holynska
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Social Significance ◽  
Public Governance ◽  
Public Power ◽  
The Public ◽  
Audit System ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Management Functions

The article considers some aspects of the implementation of the audit system of public administration, taking into account the transformation processes of national socio-economic systems, taking into account the domestic realities of society. At present, Ukraine is on the path of transition to European integration processes, including in the system of reorganization of public power. An effective mechanism for controlling and monitoring the implementation of management functions is the introduction of public administration audit. However, for Ukraine such processes are new and require adjustment of regulatory and legal support, organizational structures, financial support and managerial transformations in the public sector system in order to implement an effective public audit system. The article considers the theoretical aspects of public audit, which define it as a management process of high public importance. In addition, public administration audit is defined as a type of professional activity that requires taking into account not only the general principles of auditing, but also the specifics of public administration: publicity, high social significance, political and economic lobbying processes. Objects of public audit are considered, their characteristic is given. As a result of the analysis, the priority of conducting a public audit is determined in the system of planning, formation and distribution of budget funds at different levels. A model of public audit of budget processes has been developed and described, which provides not only control of expenditures, but also their rationalization by improving management mechanisms. Problematic aspects of the implementation of public audit in practice will be the subject of further research. The audit will contribute to the rationalization of the use of budget funds, the establishment of an effective set of management processes.

scholarly journals Tendencies of Future Doctors’ Ethical Competence Formation at Medical Universities in Europe and the USA

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 82-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larysa Dudikova
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
The United States ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Ethical Competence ◽  
The Usa

Abstract The materials presented in this article are the result of a documentary-bibliographic study, which is based on the use of methods of analysis, synthesis, comparison and generalization. The results of the study have shown that the problem of professional ethics and culture of health care professionals is of significant interest. Problems of ethics, culture and deontology are the subject of consideration by scholars from the countries of Europe and the United States. There have been defined the main modern tendencies of training doctors for their professional activity in the leading countries of the world in the context of the professional and ethical competence formation. It has been found out that the development of higher medical education is carried out on the basis of the Bologna process principles, which involves introduction of two degrees (Bachelor and Master of Science), implementation of the ECTS system, introduction of the single diploma supplement, etc. It has been estimated that the educational programs for future doctors' training are aimed at the development of the students’ analytical and critical thinking; behavioral and social sciences, medical ethics, bioethics, provide knowledge, skills and abilities in the field of communication, clinical decision making, application of ethical norms, work in the multi-staff teams etc. The integrated programs play an important role in the educational process. Over the last decades studying bioethics is a compulsory component of the medical education. However, not only bioethics is the basis for the formation of future doctors’ professional and ethical competence at medical Universities abroad. The Oath of Hippocrates is of great significance for the students who devote themselves to medicine. In various countries it has been transformed into codes, oaths, etc., and now it is carried out by the students (future physicians) during their studies at higher medical educational institutions.

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