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The American Society for Public Administration is the largest and most prominent professional association for public administration. It is dedicated to advancing the art, science, teaching and practice of public and non-profit administration.
The American Society for Public Administration is the largest and most prominent professional association for public administration. It is dedicated to advancing the art, science, teaching and practice of public and non-profit administration.
Disaster Lessons: Build Back Better
While public administrators and policymakers throughout the world, including the United States, have had to prepare for, respond to and recover from a wide range of natural hazard events, such…
The Importance of the Public Sector to Economic Success of Women
Gender equality in the workplace, in terms of position and pay, is a timely topic. This is an issue that has implications not just for private employers but for the…
A Good Job
My generation, Millennials born in the 1980’s, were sold on a grand idea. Go to college, get a good job and be set for life. The notion of “a good…
Today’s Teaching for Today’s Students
Not all students learn in the same way. Instructors should include various teaching strategies to match students’ learning styles.…
Transforming Government Agencies from Bureaucratic Leadership to Agile Leadership
Government’s bureaucracy is a culture of power that has never been depoliticized. In fact, bureaucracy seems to have lost its professional meaning—for the good of the service and the good…
To the Victor Belong the Spoils?
Given the current buzz about civil service reform, it is time to take a step back and ask: “What is the purpose of a civil service system?” The purpose of…
Online Education: The New Reality of Education Delivery
What does the increase in online programs signify for the future of colleges and universities? Are online degree programs merely a preference among a variety of options, or is their…
The Disappearance of Men in Higher Education
Female enrollment in higher education began to rise, and eventually surpassed male enrollment permanently in the 1990s. The cause of the male decline in higher education settings is created by…
Cost-Benefit Analysis or Cost-Value Analysis?
Costs can be immediately quantified and calculated. In the project management world, costing methods are mature and robust. Determining the benefits of a project is still evolving as reflected in…
The Best Job in the Country: Urban School Superintendent
Our challenge is to find qualified people who want to lead urban school systems. Experience is why we hire people in companies — not degrees or other prima-facie evidence of…
Teaching in the 21st Century: A Division of Labor in Education
Rarely are all people capable of the same things at the same time and it’s difficult to plan around. With specialized expertise in the subject matter a teacher can easily…
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