Synopses & Reviews
This anthology will be appropriate for administrative ethics classes and professional thinking in public administration at both the masters and doctoral levels. It is a collection of administrative ethics articles published in journals of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) from 1941 (the earliest publication) through 1983 (the year that the first ASPA Code of Ethics was established). The articles are organized by themes of enduring importance to the field in order to provide graduate students with ready access to the classic works on ethics in public administration. Reading this collection will enhance students knowledge and skills to think and act ethically and contribute to their ability to view current practices in light of traditional perspectives. The ASPA Classics volume serves to bridge the practice of public policy and administration with the empirical research base that has accrued and the models for practice that may be deduced from the research
Synopsis
This anthology will be appropriate for administrative ethics classes at both the masters and doctoral level in public administration, and will be useful for "introduction to the profession" classes often required in the MPA program. NASPAA accreditation guidelines require that "the common curriculum components shall enhance the students' values, knowledge, and skills to act ethically and effectively". Each program is required to address which classes accomplish this and how. The anthology will address the enduring issues in administrative ethics and provide students with the most valuable works on ethics in the discipline of public administration.
The ASPA Classics Volumes serve to bridge the practice of public policy and administration with the empirical research base that has accrued and the models for practice that may be deduced from research.
Synopsis
This anthology will be appropriate for administrative ethics classes and professional thinking in public administration at both the masters and doctoral levels. It is a collection of administrative et
About the Author
Willa Bruce is professor in the Doctor of Public Administration program at the University of Illinois at Springfield and Managing Editor of Public Voices.