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Peters, Robert A. – Teaching Public Administration, 2014
Students in two iterations of a statistics course were required to develop work-related research questions that could be analyzed by the statistical techniques discussed in class. They were also expected to present the question and other research design components in a manner that could be comprehended by statistical novices. To provide sufficient…
Descriptors: Public Administration Education, Cognitive Processes, Thinking Skills, Statistical Analysis
Paunescu, Mihai – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2013
This article sets to explore the attitudes of higher education students enrolled in a political science programme at Master level towards e-learning facilitated by the introduction of a Moodle platform. The students have been surveyed at the end of public management course in the first semester of the programme asking them to evaluate both the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Technology Uses in Education, Political Science, Electronic Learning
Ryan, Suzanne; Neumann, Ruth – Studies in Higher Education, 2013
In an era of rapid knowledge transmission and creation spurred on by advances in technology and globalisation, calls for interdisciplinarity to solve "wicked" problems are common. In the same era, universities are increasingly adopting new public management practices. The extent to which these practices affect knowledge production is an…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Public Administration, Graduate Study
Liu, Hong-Cheng; Yen, Jih-Rong – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2014
The development of computers in the past two decades has resulted in the changes of education in enterprises and schools. The advance of computer hardware and platforms allow colleges generally applying distance courses to instruction that both Ministry of Education and colleges have paid attention to the development of Distance Learning. To…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Investigations, Educational Improvement
Harris, Ronald A.; Nikitenko, Gleb O. – Teaching Public Administration, 2014
Teaching graduate students in an intensive adult-learning format presents a special challenge for quantitative analytical competencies. Students often lack necessary background, skills and motivation to deal with quantitative-skill-based course work. This study compares learning outcomes for graduate students enrolled in three course sections…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Comparative Analysis, Outcomes of Education, College Curriculum
Ginn, Martha H.; Hammond, Augustine – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2012
This exploratory study provides an overview of the current landscape of online education in the fields of Master of Public Administration and Master of Public Policy (MPA/MPP) utilizing a dataset compiled from content analysis of MPA/MPP programs' websites and survey of 96 National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Public Administration, Content Analysis
Burton, Guy – International Review of Education, 2012
This article analyses the progression of education policy by the Workers' Party (PT) in Brazil from its experience of municipal administration to national government. The first section presents this development, noting its progression from a participatory, social(ist) project to a more reformist, elite-directed model. The second section accounts…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Teacher Role, Political Attitudes
Jones, Calvin – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this historical/descriptive study was to determine the status of lottery revenue generation and allocations to education across the United States that had lotteries. More specifically, the study profiled the number of states which used lottery revenue for education during the year 2004, the types of these lotteries, levels of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Income, Budgets, Public Education
Lavdas, Kostas A.; Papadakis, Nikos E.; Rigopoulou, Yiota G. – Journal of Education and Learning, 2012
In the context of policy change in the EU, lifelong-learning has acquired a growing significance due to its promise to foster both professional development and personal fulfillment and thus contribute to the enhancement of social inclusion, active citizenship, competitiveness, and employability. The need for developing a smart and sustainable…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Public Administration, Educational Policy
Dias, Martin A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this dissertation is to examine information systems-enabled interorganizational collaborations called public safety networks--their proliferation, information systems architecture, and technology evolution. These networks face immense pressures from member organizations, external stakeholders, and environmental contingencies. This…
Descriptors: Safety, Networks, Peer Influence, Environmental Influences
Norvell, Katrina Herndon – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study sought to broaden the understanding of the role that academic professions play in shaping the values and attitudes of faculty toward CES. This study explored faculty perceptions regarding the factors that encourage or dissuade them in the pursuit of CES within public administration programs. As a framework for research, a conceptual…
Descriptors: Socialization, Structural Equation Models, Public Administration, Public Sector
Fejes, A.; Nicoll, K. – Studies in Continuing Education, 2011
Relatively little attention has been paid to questions of how language acts in and through the interactions of language in situations where people are encouraged to learn to be active in contexts of work. This paper argues that detailed analysis is needed to understand how activation through language acts in the shaping and governing of workers.…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Older Adults, Nursing Homes, Interpersonal Communication
LeFebvre, Mary – ACT, Inc., 2015
ACT has conducted over 20,000 job analyses for occupations across a diverse array of industries and occupations since 1993. This report highlights the levels of career readiness for various subgroups of ACT Work Keys® examinees in the United States and provides career readiness benchmarks for selected ACT WorkKeys cognitive skills by career…
Descriptors: Career Readiness, Benchmarking, Occupations, Career Education
Fink, Russell A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
"End-to-End (E2E)" voting systems provide cryptographic proof that the voter's intention is captured, cast, and tallied correctly. While E2E systems guarantee integrity independent of software, most E2E systems rely on software to provide confidentiality, availability, authentication, and access control; thus, end-to-end integrity is not…
Descriptors: Voting, Confidentiality, Integrity, Computer Software
Guclu, Timur – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study has two main areas: first, the study evaluates whether the ethical leadership style of a direct supervisor has an impact on the police officers' perception of the integrity violations; second, the study scrutinizes whether police officers' moral judgment of integrity violations makes a difference in the amount of such violations. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Police, Ethics, Leadership Styles