The relevance of public administration education: Towards professional development of men and women in public organizations

College

Ramon V. Del Rosario College of Business

Department/Unit

Financial Management Department

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Public Administration Research

Volume

4

Issue

2

First Page

52

Last Page

62

Publication Date

2015

Abstract

This study investigated several factors on the need and continuing relevance of the public administration education. Primary data were gathered through the questionnaires administered to the Maser in Public Administration (MPA) graduates, their immediate heads, and their co-employees. The data gathered were analyzed through frequency distribution, percentage, mean and t-test.
The findings of the study revealed that the degrees earned by the respondents before taking the MPA degree vary. This implies that the decision to enroll in the MPA degree is not determined by the degrees that they possess, but by their employment in the government agencies or institutions. The findings further revealed that the MPA degree earned by the graduate-respondents had helped them in terms of job advancement, promotions and movement in employment. The knowledge, skills and values that the respondents should acquire and practice as government employees have been inculcated in them through the public administration education that they pursued.

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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)

10.5539/par.v4n2p52

Disciplines

Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration

Keywords

Public administration—Study and teaching; Public officers; Career development

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