A core curriculum for the Master of Public Administration : lessons from Australia and New Zealand
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Authors
Wessels, J.S.
Issue Date
2010-09
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Article
Language
en
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Higher Education Institution
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Abstract
This article considers whether South African Higher Education Institutions
can learn from similar institutions in Australia and New Zealand with
regard to the composition of their Master of Public Administration
(MPA) programmes. This investigation is based on a review of scholarly
literature on the MPA, curricula and course information as published on
the websites of universities in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and
of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG), as
well as notes resulting from interviews with academic staff members of
universities in Australia and New Zealand, and of ANZSOG. The article
fi nds that the investigated MPA programmes are indeed professional
qualifi cations. However, the Executive Master of Public Administration
(EMPA) which was developed by ANZSOG, has shown to have a stronger
professional focus in comparison to the MPA. Bearing in mind that the
EMPA originated due to dissatisfaction by the governments in Australia
and New Zealand as employers with the quality of professional education
provided by the MPA programmes at their HEIs, South African HEIs can
learn from that experience and revise their MPA programmes in advance
in order to provide the high quality professional MPA programmes needed
in South Africa.
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Citation
Wessels, K. 2010, 'A core curriculum for the Master of Public Administration : lessons from Australia and New Zealand', Administratio Publica 172, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 172-196.
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1015-4833