VII. Working Group on Public Administration Education
WG Programme Coordinators:Calin Hintea, Dean, College of Political, Babes-Bolyai University, Department of Public Administration, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
E-mail: hintea@fspac.ro
Roger Hamlin, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USAE-mail:hamlin@msu.edu
Professor of Urban Planning directs several projects for the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research (IPPSR) at Michigan State U. (MSU) and is Associate Dean for International Programs at Babes-Bolyai U. He was previously Associate Director of IPPSR, Resident Fellow, and Director of International Programs and was Director of the Urban and Regional Planning Program at MSU for eleven years. He also administered the Community Planning Program at Columbus State University in Georgia.He currently directs projects that build governance capacities at the sub-national level in the US and abroad. Dr. Hamlin earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Hamilton College in New York and a Master's and Ph.D. from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. He has worked for the Senate and the Office of Planning Services of New York and has lived and worked in South America, the Caribbean, Asia and Europe. He has authored several books on public-private partnerships. Professor Hamlin has earned the White House Achievement Award, The Nelson Jack Edwards Award and the Illinois Foundation Award. He has earned national awards from the American Planning Association and the American Institute of Certified Planners. He was a CIC Academic Leadership Fellow.
Main focus and working aims
The aim of the Working Group is Public Administration Education in its broadest sense (curriculum development, curriculum technology, e-learning, teaching technology, best practices, research on education, quality assurance, modern management of public administration programmes, international accreditation, a.s.o.).
The Working Group also focuses on those interested in the management of public administration education because they are in charge of public administration programmes, manage public administration departments or like to share experiences with public administration teaching.
Specific goals
For the 2018 Conference the coordinators propose a special focus on strategic issues related to the development of public administration programmes in Europe and the US and the connection between good PA programmes and better community development.
Guidelines for contributors
The object of the Working Group is Public Administration Education in its broadest sense (curriculum development, curriculum technology, e-learning, teaching technology, best practices, research on education, quality assurance, modern management of public administration programmes, international accreditation, a.s.o.).
The Working Group also focuses on those interested in the management of public administration education because they are in charge of public administration programmes, manage public administration departments or like to share experiences with public administration teaching.
For the paper sessions we are inviting papersdealing with curriculum development, curriculum technology, e-learning, teaching technology, education best practices, research on education, quality assurance, and modern management of public administration programmes.
For the 2018 Conference the coordinators propose a special focus on strategic issues related to the development of public administration programmes in Europe and the US and the connection between good PA programmes and better community development.
In line with NISPAcee requirements, all papers should also include some sort of recommendation, or practical points for practitioners, in this case, your colleagues teaching Public Administration.
The 2018 conference will also include a special workshop on organising study abroad programmes – experiences from CEE, Western Europe and the US.