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Scholars have examined representative bureaucracy as a viable means to achieve bureaucratic responsiveness in a democratic society. The theory argues that passive representation or the extent to which a public…
Perhaps it’s time to stop believing that we humans survived the ice age, mastodons and murderous hordes of evolutionary wannabes because we are so darn smart. Maybe our genes lifted…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Not all students learn in the same way. Instructors should include various teaching strategies to match students’ learning styles.…
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…
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…
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…
Contemporary Challenges and Public Administration Education — Reflections and Suggestions
The problems that affect society today are best characterized as wicked problems. They are complex. They have multiple causes. They transcend multiple jurisdictions and are relentless. The role of society…
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