WG7
Public Administration Education
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, and the like).
Important information
From participants of this working group full paper is required before the conference.
25/11/2024
Extended deadline for submissions of Paper Proposals.
10/05/2025
Deadline of full paper submission*
*in case you apply for awards deadline is 10/04/2025
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Call for papers
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 programs, international accreditation, etc.). The Working Group also focuses on those interested in the management of public administration education because they are in charge of public administration programs, manage public administration departments or like to share experiences with public administration teaching.Over the years, the Working Group has hosted a variety of presentations and debates concerning higher education in the field of public administration, as well as presentations by relevant stakeholders from specialized international organizations as EGPA, EAPAA, NASPAA, and ASPA.This Working Group is striving to offer a comparative view of the way in which higher education in the field of public administration is perceived and implemented at international level and to offer best practices for universities and countries which are searching for improving their current situation.
Specific goals For the 2025 Conference, the coordinators propose a special focus on the capacity of PA programs to adapt and react to the changes of the environment. We are facing more and more challenges in key areas such as: the content of curriculum, the methods of teaching, the relation with the students, AI/ digital transformation, the new management requirements and internationalization. The crisis and changes we are currently facing only highlights the need for a flexible and adaptive approach of the professors and managers working in PA Schools and programs. We would like to analyze and discuss possible solutions and approaches to the challenges.
Guidelines for contributors
We are interested in papers employing both qualitative and quantitative methods. The Group encourages a comparative approach at international level in dealing with the aforementioned topics as well as the development of practical solutions/suggestions based on the universities’ own experiences which can be transferred to other organizations as well.
Papers can address the field of higher education understood in a broad way – this means that authors can address both traditional forms/programs in higher education as well as training for civil servants, online learning, open courses, etc.). The abstract should show very clearly a strong connection with the PA education field in order to be accepted.
Papers should have between 7 and 30 pages.
Coordinators
Calin Hintea
Babes-Bolyai University, Department of Public Administration, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, [email protected]
Calin Emilian Hintea is a Professor at Babes Bolyai University, Romania and Adjunct Professor at Michigan State University. And ex-president of NISPAcee network.
He teaches Public Management and Strategy courses. Professor Hintea is the Dean of the College of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences at BBU. He is also a former Secretary of State, Head of Strategy Unit, the Prime Minister's Office (2009-2011) as well as a former Chair of the Public Administration Department at BBU (2004-2012).
He is the Senior Editor of the Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences (ISI Journal).
Roger Hamlin
Michigan State University and Babes-Bolyai University, [email protected].
Roger Hamlin is a 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.
Information for Paper holders
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