Explores the generative approach to public sector general management and its use of public deliberation as an alternative way to establish public policy and set bureau directives. Concludes with implications for public management theory and practice. (JOW)

Examines the relationship between citizens and government and proposes a value-centered model that focuses on the worth of government to its citizens. Compares customer and owner models, finding that citizens are unaccustomed to thinking of the value of government. (JOW)

Elaborates conflicting concepts of citizenship (normative right, instrumental outcome) and advances Aristotle's conception of civic republicanism as political morality. Argues that reinforcing the normative aspect would lay the foundation for reducing inequalities produced by the instrumental approach. (Contains 50 references.) (JOW)

Federalism is sometimes a metaphor for states' sovereignty, rather than appreciated as part of the political structure and process created by the Constitution of the United States. The author argues that "federalism" was redefined during the founding period to disassociate it from the discredited idea of states' sovereignty. (Author/JOW)

Predictions of 60 public administrators about citizen views were compared with interviews of 2257 citizens. Findings show that administrators tend to be pessimistic about citizen evaluations and that administrator predictions are worth considering as an additional component to citizen surveys. (Author/JOW)

Suggests that performance measurement can address attribution questions in studying accountability for results and outcomes in studies of public administration. Describes the steps necessary to produce a credible "contribution story" so that managers, researchers, and policy makers can arrive at conclusions about the contribution a…

This study examined the perceptions of Master of Public Administration (MPA) graduates about public administration curriculum and their political acuity. Using data from a national survey on MPA graduate attitudes, it focused on the perceptions of 1,428 MPA graduates who were state administrators, 351 state administrators with bachelor of arts…

A survey of alumni of two disparate Master's in Public Administration (MPA) programs, at Evergreen State College (Washington) (n=114) and University of Akron (Ohio) (n=91), found more similarities than expected in program experiences, perceptions of what is important in their careers, and how an MPA program can contribute to careers. Implications…

The role of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) in promoting professionalism in public administration is explored, and potential problems associated with that role are discussed. The recent movement toward accreditation in public administration education based on a Total Quality Management mission is…

This article focuses on the steering of higher education systems in the light of political science and public management approaches. It first recalls that an important part of the existing literature on higher education is focused on public policies in terms of reforms and decision-making, while the other part is dedicated to discovering and…

Indigenous education in Australia has been the subject of ongoing policy focus and repeated official inquiry as the nation grapples with trying to achieve equity for these students. Perspectives from recent developments in the USA and Canada highlight the similarity of challenges. The article employs a multidisciplinary approach to social theory…

Outlines an alternative theory of knowledge based on positive, interpretive, and critical modes of research. Also shows how these modes of research are based in administrative experience and are related to recent developments in the postempiricist philosophy of science. (Author/CT)

This study compares 1981-83 research findings on public sector mentoring with a 1979 study on private sector executives conducted by Gerald Roche. Similarities and differences between mentoring in the public and private sectors are analyzed. (Author/CT)

Examines recent history of British public administration from the 1970s era of eclecticism, organizational theory, and policy analysis through the 1980s New Right Ideology and emphasis on rational choice to the 1990s, when the Economic and Social Research Council is investing significant research funds in administration. (SK)