THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION TRAINING RESEARCH PROJECT

research paradigms in public administration

the term paradigm has become a central issue in philosophy of science. increasing attention to paradigm in public administration, as a branch of social science, is also highlighted. this paper attempts to analysis seven paradigms in public administration research and to study ontological, epistemological, methodological, rhetorical and axiological assumptions of the each paradigm. finally, we b...

3 1 Public Administration Research and the Role of Literature

EVALUATION OF A VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Evaluation of a Virtual Learning Environment for the Professional Training in Public Administration

In this paper, we describe a framework for the evaluation of a virtual learning environment in the Public Administration context. We explain the question of elearning education of the Italian Public Administration employees and we analyze the characteristics of these learners. These adults do not belong to the Internet Generation but they have to use the new educational tools, with the problems...

Public Health Action Operational research training: the course and beyond

ing programmes on OR, and large numbers of tuberculosis (TB) programme and laboratory staff have been trained in OR methods. This has produced many protocols, but few published articles.2 Another example is the International TB Training Course in Japan. Over a 7-year period between 2001 and 2007, 28 participants developed OR projects, but none led to the publication of a scientifi c paper.3 New...

Public Administration Research and Practice: A Methodological Manifesto