Public administration continuing education in Canada
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Public administration professional continuing education has gained importance in recent years as universities, governments and the Institute of Public Administration of Canada have taken an interest in it. Despite increased interest, little in the way of hard data or informed commentary on public administration continuing education has found its way into the literature. This paper provides a partial remedy for this lacuna. Results of a 1985 study of Canadian university public administration continuing education programs are reported and analyzed to establish a point of departure for future studies and discussion. Public administration continuing education's proper place within the universe of public administration professional education is explored as are reasons for the diversity of continuing education programs, the character of professional education, and the need for public administration continuing education program standards. The theme running throughout the paper is that continuing education plays a central role in the professional development of public administrators. It is argued that features endemic to the discipline and the practice of public administration promote this role. It is further argued that more should be done to improve the general recognition and standards of public administration continuing education programs. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)
Publication Name: Canadian Public Administration
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0008-4840
Year: 1989
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Frauds and victims: some difficulties in applying the notion of service to the clientele in the public sector
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One of the central ideas in the public management movement is that of service to the public. While the idea is attractive, it raises a number of difficulties when applied in the public sector. Two case studies are examined: the first deals with the federal government's financial support for and then banning of urea formaldehyde foam insulation (UFFI); and the second deals with the introduction of visits by inspectors to the homes of welfare recipients in Quebec. The cases confirm the multiplicity of interests involved in any government program. They also suggest that the role of client is only one of many possible roles for these interests, and that reducing them to this one role is misleading. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)
Publication Name: Canadian Public Administration
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0008-4840
Year: 1995
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Members' survey on theory, practice and innovation in public administration
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This paper summarizes the results of a survey of IPAC members carried out in the winter of 1987-88. Members' views were sought about the education and training of good senior public servants, administrative change and reform and the sources of innovation in public administration. In spite of great diversity in background and present condition, the members showed a high degree of unity in regarding public administration as a practical activity very much under the control of administrators. It is a world of nuances, where change does occur, but never quite as planned and seldom according to theory. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)
Publication Name: Canadian Public Administration
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0008-4840
Year: 1989
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