Admission Practices in Master of Public Administration Programs: A Nationwide Study.

Bowman, James S.

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ERIC Number: EJ377145

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Publication Date: 1988

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Admission Practices in Master of Public Administration Programs: A Nationwide Study.

Bowman, James S.

Public Administration Review, v48 n5 p867-75 Sep-Oct 1988

The author presents results of a national survey of 157 National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration principal representatives. Four topics are analyzed: (1) selection procedures, (2) relative use of entrance criteria, (3) the decision-making process, and (4) key policy issues. A brief discussion of ways to enhance selection procedures is included. (Author/CH)

Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Decision Making, Higher Education, Masters Programs, National Surveys, Public Administration Education, Selective Admission

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Language: English

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