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Publication Date: 2023-Jul
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Transforming Research Methods Education through Data Science Literacy
Overton, Michael; Kleinschmit, Stephen
Teaching Public Administration, v41 n2 p149-169 Jul 2023
Mass adoption of advanced information technologies is fueling a need for public servants with the skills to manage data-driven public agencies. Public employees typically acquire data skills through graduate research methods courses, which focus primarily on research design and statistical analysis. What data skills are currently taught, and what content should Master of Public Administration (MPA) programs include in their research method courses? We categorized research method course content in 52 syllabi from 31 MPA programs to understand how data skills are taught in public administration. We find that most graduate programs rely on research methods more suited for academic and policy research while lacking the data skills needed to modernize public agencies. Informed by these results, this work presents the "Data Science Literacy Framework" as a guide for assessing and planning curriculum within MPA programs.
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Data Science, Information Literacy, Masters Programs, Public Administration Education, Graduate Study, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Literacy, Computation
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