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TEACHING METHODS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVISITED
Author(s) -
DeYoung Timothy J.,
Perlman Bruce J.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
review of policy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1541-1338
pISSN - 1541-132X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1989.tb01002.x
Subject(s) - administration (probate law) , mathematics education , medical education , political science , public administration , sociology , psychology , pedagogy , public relations , medicine , law
Methodology courses in MPA programs tend to be unpopular with students and professors alike. These same courses, however, prove to be among the most valuable when the student is completing the degree program or when the student becomes a practitioner of public administration. In this article, many of the most widely used learning models for methodology are critiqued. In addition, the authors make a case for the use of inquiry training techniques, arguing that they are most appropriate for both students and professor because of their environmental sensitivity.