Graduate Programs in Urban and Public Affairs: The Missing Component of the Urban Mission.

Cummings, Scott

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ERIC Number: EJ524622

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Graduate Programs in Urban and Public Affairs: The Missing Component of the Urban Mission.

Cummings, Scott

Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, v5 n4 p13-26 Spr 1995

The history and status of the field of urban and public affairs are discussed, and some characteristics of the 13 existing graduate programs in this area are identified. Ways to organize a high-quality graduate degree program and to avoid common internal institutional obstacles are considered. Some new initiatives in metropolitan universities are also detailed. (MSE)

Descriptors: Educational Trends, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Program Descriptions, Program Design, Program Development, Public Administration, Trend Analysis, Urban Education, Urban Studies, Urban Universities

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Theme issue topic: "Urban Studies and Urban Centers."