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Theory and the Public Administration Student/Practitioner
Author(s) -
Cunningham Robert,
Weschler Louis
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
public administration review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.721
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1540-6210
pISSN - 0033-3352
DOI - 10.1111/1540-6210.00159
Subject(s) - postmodernism , curriculum , diversity (politics) , sociology , administration (probate law) , line management , public relations , pedagogy , engineering ethics , business , psychology , management , knowledge management , political science , engineering , computer science , epistemology , economics , philosophy , law , anthropology
The modern theory that dominates our classrooms and training programs meets the needs of staff‐oriented practitioners and public administration students. Line managers, present and future, are less well served by our offerings. Open systems and constructed reality describe both postmodern theory and the world faced by the line manager. Incorporating the learning principles imbedded in postmodernism would add diversity and strength to our MPA curricula.