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Training Future Hybrid Nonprofit Social Enterprise Leaders: A Research-Based Instructional Needs Analysis
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Adams, Robert Woodrow – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Nonprofit social enterprises (NSEs) seek to address societal problems through for-profit ventures. Because they pursue social and commercial goals, these organizations have great potential to solve social and environmental issues more efficiently and effectively. Given their unique purpose and challenges, NSEs require a different type of…
Descriptors: Nonprofit Organizations, Social Problems, Conservation (Environment), Masters Programs
Master of Public Administration and Master of Public Policy Degrees: Differences and Similarities in the Curricula and Course Contents
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Morçöl, Göktug; Tantardini, Michele; Williams, Adam; Slagle, Derek R. – Teaching Public Administration, 2020
The historical origins of public administration and public policy analysis suggest that Master of Public Administration and Master of Public Policy programs should have different focuses in their curricula: the former on management skills and the latter on analytical skills. To investigate whether and to what extent the two types of programs are…
Descriptors: Public Administration, Public Policy, Masters Programs, Management Development
Academic Executive Programs in Public Administration and Management: Some Variety across Europe
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Reichard, Christoph – Teaching Public Administration, 2017
Universities and other higher education institutions in Europe offer a vast and increasing number of academic degree programs in the broad field of Public Administration. A subset of these programs is those offering postgraduate degrees to experienced students being already employed by public or private organisations. These executive programs are…
Descriptors: Public Administration Education, Foreign Countries, Management Development, Masters Programs
Enhancing Global and Intercultural Competencies in Master of Public Administration Classes: Assessing Alternative Approaches to Incorporating Cultures and Languages
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Capobianco, Stephen; Chen, Ximeng; Líppez-De Castro, Sebastián; Rubaii, Nadia – Teaching Public Administration, 2018
In the 21st century Master of Public Administration (MPA) programs need to meet the challenge of preparing public affairs professionals for an increasingly global and interdependent world in which complex social problems often span national boundaries and cultural differences. In that context, various internationalization strategies can be helpful…
Descriptors: Intercultural Programs, Public Administration Education, Masters Programs, Public Affairs Education
The Essence and Structure of Masters' of Public Administration Core Competencies in the USA
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Shevchenko, Alina – Comparative Professional Pedagogy, 2016
The article deals with revealing the essence and structure of Masters' of Public Administration professional training in the USA. It has been concluded that Public Administration studies the realization of government policies and trains future public administrators for professional activity; is guided by political science and administrative law;…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Public Administration Education, Business Administration Education, Minimum Competencies
Examining the Feasibility and Impact of a Graduate Public Administration Course in Evidence-Informed Policy
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Ouimet, Mathieu; Lapointe, Luc; Léon, Grégory – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2015
A pilot controlled before-and-after design was used to assess the impact of a new master-level course in evidence-informed policy making on students' basic knowledge in evidence-based practice. The primary outcome variable was the mean percentage of pre-post improvement on the knowledge test. In the treatment group, the mean percentage of pre-post…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Graduate Study, Public Administration Education, Evidence Based Practice