Fostering university-public administration links through local case studies in executive education

IF 1.1 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Teaching Public Administration Pub Date : 2024-04-23 DOI:10.1177/01447394241249156

Marcelo Vegi da Conceição, Manuel Beja, Ricardo Paes Mamede

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Abstract

The gap between public managers and academics has long been a topic of discussion in the field of public affairs. This article presents a successful strategy to bridge this gap: the creation and use of local case studies in executive education for Portuguese public managers. We found that the creation process, which included interviews with practitioners, allowed them to reflect on their work from the framework of academic theories. As for the use of cases in the classroom, the local aspect of the case studies - set in Portuguese institutions, and shaped by the local values, mores, and norms - fostered the appropriation of the subject matter and enhanced the sharing of experiences and ideas, combining academic theory with tacit knowledge from the field. We discuss examples of the observed benefits, as well as the challenges and possibilities of replicating the strategy in other contexts.

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通过行政管理教育中的地方案例研究促进大学与公共行政部门之间的联系

公共管理人员与学术界之间的差距一直是公共事务领域讨论的话题。本文介绍了弥合这一差距的成功策略：在葡萄牙公共管理人员的行政教育中创建和使用本地案例研究。我们发现，创建过程包括对从业人员的访谈，使他们能够从学术理论的框架中反思自己的工作。至于在课堂上使用案例，案例研究的地方性--以葡萄牙的机构为背景，由当地的价值观、风俗和规范所塑造--促进了对主题的理解，加强了经验和观点的分享，将学术理论与来自实地的隐性知识相结合。我们将举例说明观察到的益处，以及在其他情况下推广这一战略所面临的挑战和可能性。

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Teaching Public Administration EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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3.30

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23.50%

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期刊介绍： Teaching Public Administration (TPA) is a peer-reviewed journal, published three times a year, which focuses on teaching and learning in public sector management and organisations. TPA is committed to publishing papers which promote critical thinking about the practice and process of teaching and learning as well as those which examine more theoretical and conceptual models of teaching and learning. It offers an international forum for the debate of a wide range of issues relating to how skills and knowledge are transmitted and acquired within public sector/not for profit organisations. The Editors welcome papers which draw upon multi-disciplinary ways of thinking and working and, in particular, we are interested in the following themes/issues: Learning from international practice and experience; Curriculum design and development across all levels from pre-degree to post graduate including professional development; Professional and Taught Doctoral Programmes; Reflective Practice and the role of the Reflective Practitioner; Co-production and co-construction of the curriculum; Developments within the ‘Public Administration’ discipline; Reviews of literature and policy statements.