Code | Title | Hours |
Required Courses | |
| Introduction to Public Policy and Administration | 3 |
| Public Finance Administration | 3 |
| Organizational Theory, Change, and Behavior | 3 |
| Public Personnel Administration | 3 |
| Introduction to Public Law | 3 |
| Public Policy Processes | 3 |
| Public Management and Ethics | 3 |
| Applied Research Methodology | 3 |
Prescribed Electives | |
Choose 9 hours from the following: | 9 |
| Introduction to Statistical Analysis | |
| Program Evaluation and Administrative Statistical Analysis | |
| Public Administration and Information Technology | |
| Public Performance Management | |
| Labor Management Relations | |
| Management Practices in Public Personnel Administration | |
| Environmental Policy | |
| Introduction to the Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector | |
| Alternative Public Service Delivery Systems | |
| Research Practicum | |
| Directed Reading and Research | |
| Internship in Government | |
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Thesis | |
| Thesis | 3 |
Choose a minimum of 3 hours from the following: | 3 |
| Thesis | |
| Thesis | |
| Thesis | |
| Thesis | |
| Thesis | |
Total Hours | 39 |
Students registering for PA 5399A must prepare a thesis proposal under the guidance of a thesis chair that includes a statement of the problem, literature review, theoretical framework, research design, data collection procedures, and a representative bibliography. Upon successful completion of PA 5399A , students may register for PA 5399B with thesis chair approval.
Comprehensive Examination Requirement
An oral defense of the thesis in front of a committee of faculty and practitioners will serve as the comprehensive examination requirement. If a student does not successfully defend the thesis in the first attempt, one subsequent chance to defend the thesis will be provided after the student satisfactorily addresses every suggestion for improvement made by the thesis committee.
Students who do not successfully complete the requirements for the degree within the timelines specified will be dismissed from the program.
If a student elects to follow the thesis option for the degree, a committee to direct the written thesis will be established. The thesis must demonstrate the student’s capability for research and independent thought. Preparation of the thesis must be in conformity with the Graduate College Guide to Preparing and Submitting a Thesis or Dissertation .
Thesis Proposal
The student must submit an official Thesis Proposal Form and proposal to his or her thesis committee. Thesis proposals vary by department and discipline. Please see your department for proposal guidelines and requirements. After signing the form and obtaining committee members’ signatures, the graduate advisor’s signature if required by the program and the department chair’s signature, the student must submit the Thesis Proposal Form with one copy of the proposal attached to the dean of The Graduate College for approval before proceeding with research on the thesis. If the thesis research involves human subjects, the student must obtain exemption or approval from the Texas State Institutional Review Board prior to submitting the proposal form to The Graduate College. The IRB approval letter should be included with the proposal form. If the thesis research involves vertebrate animals, the proposal form must include the Texas State IACUC approval code. It is recommended that the thesis proposal form be submitted to the dean of The Graduate College by the end of the student’s enrollment in 5399A. Failure to submit the thesis proposal in a timely fashion may result in delayed graduation.
Thesis Committee
The thesis committee must be composed of a minimum of three approved graduate faculty members.
Thesis Enrollment and Credit
The completion of a minimum of six hours of thesis enrollment is required. For a student's initial thesis course enrollment, the student will need to register for thesis course number 5399A. After that, the student will enroll in thesis B courses, in each subsequent semester until the thesis is defended with the department and approved by The Graduate College. Preliminary discussions regarding the selection of a topic and assignment to a research supervisor will not require enrollment for the thesis course.
Students must be enrolled in thesis credits if they are receiving supervision and/or are using university resources related to their thesis work. The number of thesis credit hours students enroll in must reflect the amount of work being done on the thesis that semester. It is the responsibility of the committee chair to ensure that students are making adequate progress toward their degree throughout the thesis process. Failure to register for the thesis course during a term in which supervision is received may result in postponement of graduation. After initial enrollment in 5399A, the student will continue to enroll in a thesis B course as long as it takes to complete the thesis. Thesis projects are by definition original and individualized projects. As such, depending on the topic, methodology, and other factors, some projects may take longer than others to complete. If the thesis requires work beyond the minimum number of thesis credits needed for the degree, the student may enroll in additional thesis credits at the committee chair's discretion. In the rare case when a student has not previously enrolled in thesis and plans to work on and complete the thesis in one term, the student will enroll in both 5399A and 5399B.
The only grades assigned for thesis courses are PR (progress), CR (credit), W (withdrew), and F (failing). If acceptable progress is not being made in a thesis course, the instructor may issue a grade of F. If the student is making acceptable progress, a grade of PR is assigned until the thesis is completed. The minimum number of hours of thesis credit (“CR”) will be awarded only after the thesis has been both approved by The Graduate College and released to Alkek Library.
A student who has selected the thesis option must be registered for the thesis course during the term or Summer I (during the summer, the thesis course runs ten weeks for both sessions) in which the degree will be conferred.
Thesis Deadlines and Approval Process
Thesis deadlines are posted on The Graduate College website under "Current Students." The completed thesis must be submitted to the chair of the thesis committee on or before the deadlines listed on The Graduate College website.
The following must be submitted to The Graduate College by the thesis deadline listed on The Graduate College website:
- The Thesis Submission Approval Form bearing original (wet) and/or electronic signatures of the student and all committee members.
- One (1) PDF of the thesis in final form, approved by all committee members, uploaded in the online Vireo submission system.
After the dean of The Graduate College approves the thesis, Alkek Library will harvest the document from the Vireo submission system for publishing in the Digital Collections database (according to the student's embargo selection). NOTE: MFA Creative Writing theses will have a permanent embargo and will never be published to Digital Collections.
While original (wet) signatures are preferred, there may be situations as determined by the chair of the committee in which obtaining original signatures is inefficient or has the potential to delay the student's progress. In those situations, the following methods of signing are acceptable:
- signing and faxing the form
- signing, scanning, and emailing the form
- notifying the department in an email from their university's or institution's email account that the committee chair can sign the form on their behalf
- electronically signing the form using the university's licensed signature platform.
If this process results in more than one document with signatures, all documents need to be submitted to The Graduate College together.
No copies are required to be submitted to Alkek Library. However, the library will bind copies submitted that the student wants bound for personal use. Personal copies are not required to be printed on archival quality paper. The student will take the personal copies to Alkek Library and pay the binding fee for personal copies.
Master's level courses in Public Administration: PA
Courses Offered
Public administration (pa).
PA 5199B. Thesis.
This course represents a student's continuing thesis enrollment. The student continues to enroll in this course until the thesis is submitted for binding.
PA 5299B. Thesis.
PA 5300. Introduction to Public Policy and Administration.
This course introduces students to the study and practice of US public administration and policy. It also focuses on the dynamics of the democratic governance process.
PA 5310. Public Finance Administration.
This course examines the applied aspects of public finance including operating budgets, revenue estimation, capital budgeting, financial planning, budgetary decision-making, cost benefit analysis, and life-cycle costing. In addition, strategies for budget justification, presentation, and implementation are examined. The use of various budgetary tools and techniques are emphasized.
PA 5311. Introduction to Statistical Analysis.
This course applies quantitative methods to problems faced by public administration practitioners. Topics include the use of descriptive and inferential statistics as they apply to decision-making in public management. Students gain hands-on experience with data collection, analysis, and interpretation.
PA 5312. Program Evaluation and Administrative Statistical Analysis.
This is an advanced course in the application of quantitative methods for the evaluation of public policies and programs. The course emphasizes the administrative and managerial environment. Prerequisite: PA 5311 with a grade of "B" or better.
PA 5313. Public Sector Economics.
This course presents basic concepts of economics as applied to the public sector. Principles of economics for policy analysis and management are examined in the context of collective action, public choice, resource allocation, and service delivery. The course also examines the financing of national, state, and local governments.
PA 5314. Public Administration and Information Technology.
This course explores the use of information technology in the public sector. It emphasizes the issues that public administrators need to know concerning the impact of information technology on their organizations. The course covers E-Democracy, E-Governance, Enterprise Architecture, Public Management Information Systems (PMIS), E-Procurement, and E-Commerce.
PA 5315. Public Performance Management.
This course examines public sector performance management and measurement as tools for improving strategic planning, resource allocation, organizational learning, and internal operational processes. It also examines accountability, managerial performance, and evaluation processes.
PA 5320. Organizational Theory, Change, and Behavior.
This course analyzes classic and contemporary literature on organizational theory and behavior in the public sector. Emphasis is placed on history and development of organizational theory and core concepts such as organizational culture, power, and change. The implications of organizational theory for democratic governance are explored.
PA 5330. Public Personnel Administration.
This course introduces students to public personnel functions from a managerial perspective. Examples of topics covered include: recruitment and selection, perfomance evaluation, discipline, collective bargaining, classification, and compensation. Constructive leadership of government personnel that encourages a more competent, motivated, and representative administration workforce is emphasized.
PA 5331. Labor Management Relations.
This course examines the historical development of public employee unions and the effects of collective bargaining agreements on personnel policy development. Public laws concerning collective bargaining procedures and strategy on the part of public managers are covered.
PA 5332. Management Practices in Public Personnel Administration.
This course is a seminar-based examination of selected topics in public personnel administration including job analysis, position classification, test construction, performance appraisal, succession planning, and affirmative action. The role of the personnel office as a strategic partner in accomplishing organizational goals is also explored.
PA 5340. Introduction to Public Law.
This course examines the regulatory environment, legal requirements, and constraints that public officials face when carrying out their durties. The use of online research tools to find adminstrative materials and analyze public law issues is emphasized.
PA 5350. Public Policy Processes.
This course is an overview of the process of public policymaking including policy formulation and implementation. Emphasis is placed on actors in the policy process and on the political environment.
PA 5351. Urban Sustainability Policy.
This course examines the basic components of urban transportation and land use policy. In addition to building an understanding of the historic foundation of urban policy and planning, students explore the underlying concepts related to sustainability to analyze underlying tensions and potential connections across policy spheres.
PA 5352. Comparative Public Administration.
This course examines differences in various national administrative systems and the role of international organizations. It explores differences that influence various public policy issues from countries around the world. Policy issues examined include poverty, human rights, health care, and the environment.
PA 5353. Ecology and the Politics of Sustainability.
This course is an exploration of problems and policies dealing with air, water, waste, energy use, natural resources, sustainability, and global environmental issues. This class highlights the historical drivers of environmental policy. Implementation strategies, policy mechanisms, and compliance adherence are also examined.
PA 5355. Environmental Policy.
This course will introduce students to the public policy process and the details of U.S. environmental policy and administration. Problems and policies dealing with air, water, solid waste, hazardous waste, energy use, natural resources, climate change, sustainability, and global environmental governance will be discussed.
PA 5361. Introduction to the Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector.
This course provides a foundation for understanding the history, scope, and function of the American nonprofit and voluntary sector. It includes an examination of the conceptual and theoretical underpinnings of the sector, and assessment of the role of these organizations in society, and their impact on public policy.
PA 5362. Alternative Public Service Delivery Systems.
This course examines alternative delivery of public services. The reliance on market mechanisms, contracting out, and privatization are explored.
PA 5370. Public Management and Ethics.
This course explores issues of morality and ethics in the public sector. It also considers subjects such as administrative discretion, the public interest, democratic values, and dissent. The course aims to formulate a frame of reference for judging behavior and clarifying our role and responsibility as moral agents.
PA 5380A. Texas Water Law and Policy.
This course examines the chief policy issue that will determine the future of Texas: how state and local agencies administer the state’s ground- and surface water legal regimes. With the legal and regulatory framework in place, the course investigates pressing water policy issues that confront Texas.
PA 5380B. Environmental Litigation.
This course conducts an in-depth examination of researching, filing, and litigating claims under federal and state environmental statutes. The course focuses on the aspects of environmental litigation that make it different than its non-environmental counterparts.
PA 5387. Research Practicum.
This course uses structured group research to analyze a current policy, management, or administrative issue. A professor-led research team completes a final report detailing findings and recommendations for action. May be repeated once for additional credit. Prerequisite: Instructor approval.
PA 5388. Directed Reading and Research.
This course guides students in directed reading and research on various topics in public policy and administration under the direction of a graduate faculty member. The course may be repeated once with a different emphasis for additional credit for a maximum of 6 credit hours. Prerequisite: Instructor approval.
PA 5389. Internship in Government.
This course provides students with the opportunity to integrate classroom learning with practical experience. Students with little or no work experience related to public service are required to complete an internship. Students considering a career change should consider an internship. May be repeated once for additional credit. Prerequisite: Instructor approval.
PA 5390. Applied Research Methodology.
This course is an introduction to applied research methods in the public sector. Topics include the scientific method, research design, measurement, qualitative research, and sampling. Data collection methods such as survey research, content analysis, and secondary data analysis are also covered.
PA 5397. Research Design and Proposal Development for Public Administration.
This course prepares students for the demands of academic and professional writing. Students learn how to identify a public problem, develop a research purpose statement, and complete a literature review around a conceptual framework. This course prepares the student for their Applied Research Project (ARP). Prerequisite: PS 5390 with a grade of "B" or better and instructor approval.
PA 5398. Applied Research Project.
This course serves as the capstone experience for MPA students. Students complete an original and empirical Applied Reserach Project (ARP), complete an oral defense of the ARP, and prepare the ARP for publication. Prerequisite: PA 5397 with a grade of "B" or better and instructor approval.
PA 5399A. Thesis.
This course represents a student’s initial thesis enrollment. No thesis credit is awarded until student has completed the thesis in public administration.
PA 5399B. Thesis.
PA 5599B. Thesis.
PA 5999B. Thesis.
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- Public Administration Operations The state legislature merit program is an effective approach to allocating awards; this means that the terms of allocating the awards should be specific when outlining the criteria for those who qualify for the merit […]
- Influence of Government Paradigms on Public Accountability: Public Administration and Network Governance The focus of public administration on adoption of mechanisms for ensuring that government is accountable to the client underlines the change of public administration systems from being bureaucratic.
- Public Administration Issue: Police Brutality The trend is ongoing and is not expected to end any time soon because of the social structure and the culture that does not value the contributions of minorities and people of color.
- Public Administration: Anthony Downs, Aaron Wildavsky and Herbert Kaufman It is necessary to point out that Downs contributed greatly to the development of the public administration theory as he revealed major stages of bureaus existence.
- Public Administration: Solutions for a Crisis Situation The use of this approach could be beneficial for the department in question as it would lead to the necessary change and creation of the appropriate atmosphere.
- Period of Change for the US Public Administration To sum up, it is possible to note that Katz and Kahn were some of the most influential theorists of public administration in the 1960-1970s.
- Post-War Public Administration Theorists Post-war period can be regarded as the time when theorists of public administration rejected scientific methods and strategies to enhance effectiveness of the US government. The theorist noted that business management can be used in […]
- Theories of Public Administration Essay In the middle of the twentieth century, sociologists and theorists of public administration focused on imperfections of the government. Maslow contributed greatly to the development of public administration.
- Public Administration Between the 1930s and 1950s One of the most significant theorists that contributed greatly to the development of the field of public administration was Luther Gulick.
- Weekly Journal: Public Administration Thus, Wilson, Goodnow, Addams and Taylor are some of the most influential theorists who made a profound contribution to the development of the public administration.
- Accountability in Public Administration A consideration is also given to discuss the people whom public officials are accountable to, and the most effective means of ensuring a balance between the demands for accountability and the need to have high-performing […]
- Public Administration: Government and Governance The three arms of the government have the responsibility of managing the affairs of the country. The main aim of the three arms of the government is to offer checks and balances to avoid cases […]
- New Technologies and Globalization: Public Administration The continual growth and implementation of e-government and especially e-democracy has proven to be instrumental in governance in the current age.
- Communication in Public Administration System The channels used in communication process in the public administration system vary depending on the total number of population it connects to the information flow character. The process of managing communication in public administration has […]
- The Contributions of Anthony Downs’ “The Inside of Bureaucracy” to Public Administration Bureau-Structure goals: entails the values of officials with regard to the design of constitution of the bureaus to which the officials belong4.
- Public Administration: Conceptual Study The Philadelphia Municipal Wireless Network is a perfect example of the initiative that involves ‘collaborative public management’ with the interest of the public, private sector and the economy as a whole to benefit.
- Public Administration as an Interdisciplinary Field: Assessing Its Relationship With the Fields of Law, Management, and Political Science Bradley Wright, the author the article, provides both theoretical and practical views on the discussed issues to understand the influence of other disciplines on public administration.
- Article Synopsys on Public Administration In the article, the author presents a well-planned presentation of arguments and approaches used to assert the validity and reliability of facts.
- Summary of Article on Public Administration The work in question is a theoretical analysis of problems in the sphere of public administration dedicated to the problems of morality and ethics.
- The American Review of Public Administration Early childhood education is the epicenter of the analysis, with the active integration of third parties in the public platform being one of the major emphases.
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Public Administration Dissertation Topics : Public Administration is a subject that includes a total comprehension of professional practices. It covers a full scope of issues, for example, a non-profit organization, public policies, health policies, peace policies, global affairs, and general welfare.
About public administration dissertation ideas , you ought to always choose a niche through which you can show your insight about the subject just as well as your analytical and problem-solving capacities.
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Best Public Administration Dissertation Topics and Research Titles Ideas for College Students
Here is a list of remarkable public administration dissertation topics that can assist you with formulating your dissertation title .
- An analysis of the effectiveness of public-private partnerships in delivering public services.
- A study of the impact of cultural diversity on public policy implementation.
- An investigation of the role of leadership in the success of public service organizations.
- A comparative study of the delivery of healthcare services in urban and rural areas.
- An examination of the impact of social media on citizen participation in public decision-making.
- A case study of the role of non-profit organizations in delivering public services.
- An analysis of the impact of budget cuts on the delivery of public services.
- A study of the effectiveness of public sector performance management systems.
- An investigation of the impact of globalization on public service delivery.
- A comparative study of the delivery of education services in public and private schools.
- An examination of the role of stakeholder engagement in the success of public projects.
- A case study of the impact of corruption on the delivery of public services.
- An analysis of the role of technology in improving the efficiency of public service delivery.
- A study of the impact of demographic changes on the demand for public services.
- An investigation of the role of civic engagement in the success of public initiatives.
- Creating open commitment techniques concerning stopping the executives inside urban focuses.
- Expanding residents’ information in the operations of neighborhood government through intuitive online interfaces.
- An audit of the changing idea of focal neighborhood power relations 1950-1974.
- Accomplishing Public Long-Term Care Insurance through Social Security Wealth: Micro-reproduction for the US Case.
- The job of Information Technology in Policy Implementation of Maternal Health Benefits in India.
- Surveying the Role and Impact of Public Policy on Child and Family Violence.
- The Effect of Collaboration and its Performance in Public Management.
- Pathways to Change: Explaining the Effectiveness in Community-Based Development Organizations.
- Rule Bending and Red Tape: Organizational and Individual Influences and the Effect of Ethical Climate.
- Manageable Public Administration: the Search for Intergenerational Fairness.
- A comparative study of the delivery of social services in different countries.
- An examination of the impact of lobbying on public policy decision-making.
- A case study of the role of advocacy groups in shaping public policy.
- An analysis of the impact of political ideology on the delivery of public services.
- A study of the role of ethics in the public sector.
- An investigation of the impact of regulatory reform on the delivery of public services.
- A comparative study of the effectiveness of different approaches to public service delivery.
- An examination of the role of community development in the success of public initiatives.
- A case study of the impact of public-sector unionization on the delivery of services.
- An analysis of the role of transparency in improving the accountability of public organizations.
- A study of the impact of public-sector innovation on service delivery.
- An investigation of the role of citizen feedback in the improvement of public services.
- A comparative study of the effectiveness of centralized and decentralized approaches to public service delivery.
- An examination of the role of intergovernmental relations in the delivery of public services.
- A case study of the impact of privatization on the quality of public services.
- An analysis of the role of citizen involvement in the planning and delivery of public services.
- A study of the impact of political instability on the delivery of public services.
- An investigation of the role of media in shaping public perceptions of public service delivery.
- A comparative study of the effectiveness of public service delivery models in developed and developing countries.
- An examination of the impact of public-sector downsizing on the delivery of services.
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Being a grad student is hard on its own. There is so much pressure and responsibilities that just fall on your shoulders. However, as all of your hard work was not enough to graduate, you also must complete one final paper. Now, a dissertation is no ordinary paper. First, it should demonstrate all the skills and knowledge that a grad student accommodated during their years of studies. Next, it should be informative and valuable for academia. Hence, a student should come up with a unique and original idea.
Choosing between great public administration dissertation topics is not an easy task. Though, it’s possible. All you need is a good approach and determination. Also, if you ever hit the dead end, you can always look for some tips and suggestions online. This guide is one of such online helpers. Let’s see what it has to offer.
What Is Public Administration?
So, public administration is responsible for all the governing systems of a state. It is the area that helps to organize and coordinate government operations. This discipline is essential for the healthy functioning of states and cities. It brings order and control to the system. However, this area also has numerous responsibilities which are hard to remember at first. This is because it operates on multiple levels and covers so many various structures and fields. Overall, this area of study can give you limitless ideas to write about.
How to Choose Topics in Public Administration
Choosing ideas for paper writing is never an easy task. It requires a lot of time, effort, and erudition. Hence, first of all, each graduate student should be well aware of current public administration issues. Students should show their deep knowledge of the issues they are describing. So, when choosing, you can first pick the area of study you feel most comfortable at; for example, it can be immigration, healthcare, drug control, or else.
Next, think of the issues that you are most interested to talk about or that seem to be most relevant at the moment. Can you bring something new to the discussion? Will your work change the perception of those issues? Can it be the ground for further research and exploration? Your goal here is to create a meaningful and useful piece of work that other scholars can further use in their writing. It’s not only about grades anymore but about being of use to your fellow colleagues.
Yet, your idea can even come from your previous essays. For instance, you can easily look for public administration research paper topics and use them for your graduation work. The only difference between them is that the latter should have a more narrow and nuanced take on things.
Dissertation Topics in the U.S. Public Administration
As you are approaching this life-changing decision (yes, we mean choosing a dissertation topic ), you deserve to have some help along the way. All your hard work and hours of studying have ultimately led to this one final academic paper. It has to be perfect.
Here are some ideas on public administration thesis topics. Hopefully, they will inspire you to write and create. Good luck!
- Case study. Henri Fayol’s 14 principles of public administration in practice (choose a city/state to analyze).
- Ethics and political decisions. Is there a connection?
- Should the community’s happiness be the final goal of government reforms?
- Case study. Successful implementation of public administration reforms in (pick a country of your choice).
- The differences in federal and state bureaucracies that make the country’s management difficult.
- Safety or freedom. Should we sacrifice one to receive the other?
- The role of morality in introducing administrative reforms.
- The issue of overpopulated cities. Where should the cars go?
- Do local businesses affect the urban policies of small cities?
- Do public administrators take the importance of environmental protection into account when designing reforms?
- The lack of accountability. The pitfalls of bureaucratic approach to governing.
- Explaining the effectiveness of the local (community-based) organization over federal governments.
- The downfalls of the division of work in failing bureaucratic states.
- The fading role of a civil servant in a community's well-being.
- How did corporations become the leading actors in federal politics?
- Do non-governmental and non-profit organizations become the future of state governing? An explanation why people believe in non-profits more than in public servants.
- How psychology can help public servants to perform their jobs better.
- The deconstruction of racial policies in the judicial system. What can be done differently?
- The role of public administration in preventing and decreasing the cases of domestic abuse.
- The comparison of the US as a highly diverse country (religiously, ethnically, racially, etc.) with Norway, a homogeneous nation. An explanation why the US is hard to govern.
- The hundred years analysis of the reforms in child policies. What else should we improve in children’s lives?
- The system of education is broken. Here is the list of suggested reforms to fix the growing education crisis in the US.
- The progress of LGBTQ rights protection over the past two decades.
- Why states should shift to community-level budgeting programs vs federal budgeting agenda. The case study (pick a region with a predominantly local budgeting system).
- Food slavery. How civil servants allow businesses to starve low-income populations by denying them access to healthy food.
- How does the US have the largest imprisoned population on the planet? The analysis of the reforms needed to fix the current judicial system.
- Ten signs that current gun laws cause more harm than safety advantages to modern societies.
- The role of non-governmental organizations in making the people’s voices heard.
- The failing healthcare system. The need for reforms in medicine that can benefit all members of society.
- What should we do to make maternity and paternity pay leave a reality in the US?
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- What can we do to create a safe and rapid inclusion into society for legal immigrants?
- Why does the US still have the death penalty? The analysis of states without the death penalty. What can the US learn from them?
- Is there life after bureaucracy? What other systems can retain the government afloat?
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Students in the Ph.D. Program in Urban Studies and Public Affairs write dissertations in a wide range of topic areas:
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Al-Habil, Wasim. 2008. Occupations, a diaspora, and the design of local governments for a Palestinian state. |
Almajali, Mutasem A.W. 2003. How are we doing? Assessing public security of Jordan using data envelopment analysis and cross-sectional regression analysis (two-year case study). |
Alsarraf, Hani. 2008. Policy administration and political rights: The experiences of high-level women in the Kuwaiti government. |
Benavides, Abraham D. 2002. New public management's administrative technologies and procedural due process: Searching for justice. |
Brennan, John. 2006. An intellectual history of metropolitan government in the United States. |
Burrows, Melissa K. 2004. Service delivery in the administrative state: Faith-based organizations as a client satisfaction alternative. |
DeHart, Armetia. 2003. Institutional leadership in higher education: An inquiry into perspectives and roles of college and university presidents in public institutions. |
Dunn, Ronnie A. 2004. Spatial profiling: To what extent do the Cleveland Police Department's traffic ticketing patterns target blacks? |
Eubanks, Gail K. 2002. Overcoming adversity: Narrative construction in autobiographies of border crossings. |
Farrell, Paula G. 2004. A framework for understanding the use of IT in public organizations. |
Fornaro, Michael A. 2004. The return to city movement by the multiple-choice generation: A case study of the Saint Hyacinth neighborhood. |
Ghaffari, Masoud. 2000. Intelligence: E pluribus unum. An ontological and epistemological inquiry. |
Holland, Vincent. 2014. Reform Where Is Thy Victory? : A Study of the Reform Efforts in Summit, Allegheny and Cuyahoga Counties. |
Molina, Anthony D. 2004. Practical knowledge, citizenship, and virtue: An Aristotelian approach to public administration. |
Momen, Mehnaaz. 2002. On becoming marginal: The state and the citizen. |
Moss, Antoine. 2011. Generation Y ; An Exploratory Study of Worker Experiences, Values and Attitudes in the Federal Government. |
Mothusi, Bashi. 2008. Public Sector Reforms and Managing Change in Botswana;the Case of Performance Management System (Pms). |
Peffer, Shelly. 2008. Tenuous Legitimacy;the Administrative State, the Antigovernment Movement, and the Stability of the United States Constitutional Democracy. |
Piccorelli, Justin. 2014. The Aesthetic Experience and Artful Public Administration. |
Salmi, Steven. 2010. To Reframe a Constitution: Public Service in a Consumptive State. |
Slone, Wendy J. 2006. Discretion and the administrator: The case of child care reform in Ohio. |
Thomas, Lisa. 2008. Catharine Macaulay and the Liberal and Republican Origins of American Public Administration. |
White, Hope E. 2004. Active citizenship and welfare reform at the local level. |
Wickstrom, Craig. 2017. A Post-Critical Science of Administration: Toward a Society of Explorers. |
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Alexander, Serena. 2016. From planning to action: An evaluation of state level climate action plans. |
Andrew James, McMillan. 2013. Multifamily Units in the Dispersed City: Measuring Infill and Development by Neighborhood Type in the Kansas City Region. |
Bragg, Albert A. 2020. A journey toward sustainable behavior: A project to stimulate reduced electricity consumption. |
Choi, Eugene. 2010. Adaptive reuse of religious buildings in the U.S.: Determinants of project outcomes and the role of tax credits. |
Clouse, Candice Marie. 2017. The Role of Place Image in Business Location Decisions. |
Deborah, Riemann. 2013. The Impact Of Plans, Policies And Practices Of Metropolitan Planning Organizations On The Design And Implementation Of Streets For All Users. |
El Jaouhari, Abdellaziz. 2004. Urban primacy and the role of trade openness. |
Gurney, Karen. 2012. The Local Economic Growth Impact of Broadband Infrastructure 1998 to 2008. |
Hong, Chansun. 2018. The Spatial Spillover Impact of Land Bank Properties on Nearby Home Sale Values in Cleveland, OH |
Ijla, Akram. 2008. The impact of local historical designation on residential property value: An analysis of three slow-growth and three fast-growth central cities in the United States. |
Joo, Mijin. 2011. Are amenities important for the migration of highly educated workers? The role of built-amenities in the migration of highly educated workers. |
Jung, Hyejin. 2015. The impact of entrepreneurship in regional resilience: A spatial analysis of the Gulf Coast region. |
Kang, Hoje. 2004. Detecting dynamic processes of agglomeration in the product life cycle and sudden changes using space-time clustering analyses. |
Kim, Songpyo. 2011. Inventive thought in endogenous economic development: An empirical comparison of Darwinian and Lamarckian approaches. |
Kinahan, Kelly. 2016. Neighborhood revitalization and historic preservation in U.S. legacy cities. |
Kobie, Timothy. 2010. Residential foreclosures' impact on nearby single-family residential properties: A new approach to the spatial and temporal dimensions. |
Kumar, Mukesh. 2004. Employment centers as self-organizing complex systems: An empirical evaluation. |
Lee, Eun. 2016. Green Buildings: Lease Structure, Productivity, and Regional Economic Impacts. |
Lendel, Iryna. 2008. The influence of research universities on technology-based regional economic development. |
Lim, Taekyoung. 2017. Multilevel Governmental Efforts for Energy Efficiency: Policy Adoption, Implemenation, and Evaluation under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). |
Matheny, Erica. 2012. A survey of the structural determinants of local emergency planning committee compliance and proactivity: Towards an applied theory of precaution in emergency management. |
Park, Gil-Hwan. 2009. Economic and social networks: Impacts on regional economic outcomes and concentrations. |
Park, Mi Seon. 2010. Housing choice voucher program: Patterns and factors of spatial concentration in Cleveland. |
Piazza, Merissa. 2018. Catching the Gazelle: Antecedents and Outcomes of High Growth Firms. |
Ramadan, Wael. 2009. The Influence of Organizational Culture on Sustainable Competitive Advantage of Small and Medium Sized Establishments, Best Business Practices for Achieving World-Class Status, the Link Between Business & Region. |
Saginor, Jesse. 2006. Eminent domain and its use as an economic development tool. |
Shelton, Jon. 2011. Three essays on innovation and regional economic development. |
Shroitman-Sarig, Tamar. 2006. Downtown characteristics and regional economic performance. |
Stewart, Lillian. 2015. The job of human capital: What occupational data reveal about skill sets, economic growth and regional competitiveness. |
Vincent, Vinola. 2014. Vehicle fuel economy and vehicle miles traveled: An empirical investigation of Jevons' paradox. |
Yeom, Minkyu. 2018. Identifying, explaining, and rethinking gentrification. |
Nonprofit Administration |
Groble, Patricia A. 2018. Who's in charge here? Exercising authority in the organization-volunteer relationship. |
Ilhan, Habibe. 2006. Islamic nonprofit organizations in the post 9/11 era: A qualitative case study to investigate the effects of national security measures on Islamic nonprofit organizations in Cleveland. |
Nank, Renee D. 2004. The practice of partnership: A study of a government-nonprofit contract. |
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Guasp, Edwin. 2006. A water utility framework to analyze the distribution of water quality services: A case study analysis on water disinfectant levels in Cuyahoga county, Ohio. |
Laverne, Robert. 2016. Loss of urban forest canopy and the related effects on soundscape and human directed attention. |
Park, Sunjoo. 2013. The Influence of State-Level Renewable Energy Policy Instruments on Electricity Generation in the United States: a Cross-Sectional Time Series Analysis. |
Samanta, Aritree. 2017. "Policy Is What We Make of It": an Interpretive Study of Governance in an Urban Watershed. |
Schaberg, Beth. 2007. The influence of scientific claims on an emerging environmental issue. |
Song, Chang-Shik. 2013. Effects of spatial structure on air quality level in U.S. metropolitan areas. |
Winson-Geideman, Kimberly K. 2003. The effects of contamination on post-remediation residential property values. |
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An, Da Young. 2013. A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of STEM-programs in the United States. |
Burton, Heather. 2007. The black church as a mediating structure: Case studies of critical incidents in Cleveland, Ohio. |
Haynes, Marie. 2010. Urban college graduates: Their investments in and returns for strong quantitative skills, social capital skills, and soft skills. |
Johnson, Terri. 2015. What has faith got to do with it? Developing a theoretical model for the emerging faith-based organization: A case analysis. |
Kandula, Uday. 2012. Do the causes of poverty vary by neighborhood type? |
Khoramshahi, Reza. 2013. Factors That Contribute to Effectiveness of Foster Care Networks in Securing Permanency for Children: An Exploration of Network Participants' Perceptions in Urban and Rural Settings. |
Liao, Hsin-Chung. 2010. The association of spatial accessibility to health care services with health utilization and health status among people with disabilities. |
Seo, Youngme. 2009. Who cares about school quality? The role of school quality in household preference, school district choice, and willingness to pay. |
Stuart, Glen. 2009. A benefit/cost analysis of three student enrollment behaviors at a community college: Dropout, transfer, and completion of an Associate's degree/certificate. |
Swetkis, Doreen. 2009. Residential property tax abatement: Testing a model of neighborhood impact. |
Weisblat, Gina, 2006. Neighborhood leadership training: Does it impact neighborhood social capital capacity? |
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The readiness of municipalities in implementing the Municipal Finance Management Act, no. 55 of 2003 (MFMA): Capacity challenges of municipalities in the North West province in implementing MFMA
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Attaining a Sustainable Future for Public Higher Education: The Role of Institutional Effectiveness and Resource Dependence, Mirela Blekic. PDF. Governance in the United States Columbia River Basin: An Historical Analysis, Eric Thomas Mogren. Theses/Dissertations from 2010 PDF
Computer literacy in master of public administration classes, Penni Kaye Overstreet. Theses/Dissertations from 1989 PDF. A case study to identify and evaluate the pricing policy for geothermal energy in the San Bernardino Municipal Geothermal District heating system, Kevin Perry Fisher. PDF
The graduate division of the department offers Master of Public Administration degrees with tracks in government, health care, and not-for-profit management, and environmental management. Career opportunities range from positions in local, state and federal government agencies to voluntary, proprietary and not for profit organizations.
Suggested Topics for Public Administration Research. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By John Pearson. December 9, 2016. This is a follow-up to my October 2016 column. I realize there may already be a good deal of research on some of the topics I mention in this column.
ESSAYS ON THE DYNAMICS OF SUBNATIONAL PUBLIC FINANCE IN INDONESIA, Much Rosidi. PDF. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LOCAL REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE POLICIES AND URBAN HOUSING MARKETS, Lucas Taulbee. Theses/Dissertations from 2023 PDF. THREE ESSAYS ON CONSUMPTION TAXATION IN INDONESIA, Partomuan Transparenter Juniult. PDF
Public Administration Efficiency Through Total Quality Management (May 1993) BAKER, Paul M.A. Harrington: Local Government Internet Sites as Public Policy Innovations (Aug. 1997) BARTON, Richard A. Pfiffner: Postal Reorganization Legislation: Comparative Case Studies of the Legislative Process (May 2010) BROOK, Douglas A. Pfiffner
Pappas, Brian (University of Kansas, 2015-05-31) This dissertation examines university non-law organizational dispute mechanisms (Ombuds and Title IX Coordinators) and their handling of sexual misconduct disputes. In 2011, the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil ...
The Impact of Public Service Motivation on Reentry Managers' Decision-making Practices, Marie Pryor. PDF. Social Media Responsiveness in the Public Sector: A Study of Social Media Adoption in Three Functional Departments of U.S. Cities, Daniel Seigler. Theses/Dissertations from 2014 PDF
2019. Three Essays on Participatory Governance in Public Administration, Suyeon Jo. PDF. THREE ESSAYS ON PROPERTY TAX ADMINISTRATION, Yusun Kim. Engagement-Equity Trade-Off: A Mixed-Methods Study of Participatory Budgeting and Property Tax Assessment Appeals in Large US Cities, Iuliia Shybalkina.
The Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) degree with a major in Public Administration requires 39 semester credit hours, including a thesis. ... This course is a seminar-based examination of selected topics in public personnel administration including job analysis, position classification, test construction, performance appraisal ...
Throughput rate of the Master of Public Administration students at the University of South Africa from 2005-2014 Ngele, Diakanyo Thakane Lynette (2019-01-31) The Master of Public Administration (MPA) originated in 1909 and is offered by universities in most countries around the world. It has been written about extensively by various authors.
Developing a complexity leadership competency framework for the Governance and Administration Cluster of the South African Public Service. P (p)ublic A (a)dministration is influenced by multiple factors, inclusive of complex policy issues, multi-faceted forms of accountability and hybrid governance models.
Theories of Public Administration Essay. In the middle of the twentieth century, sociologists and theorists of public administration focused on imperfections of the government. Maslow contributed greatly to the development of public administration. Public Administration Between the 1930s and 1950s.
Research Topic. Check Thesis. 1. Administration and evaluation of co operative agricultural service societies in the state of Punjab with special reference to Moga district. Download. 2. Study of empowerment of women in India with special reference to north and south Delhi. Download. 3.
Public Administration Dissertation Topics: Public Administration is a subject that includes a total comprehension of professional practices. It covers a full scope of issues, for example, a non-profit organization, public policies, health policies, peace policies, global affairs, and general welfare. About public administration dissertation ...
Our research interests in the field of public management and leadership include: The political environment surrounding public organizations; Public organizations' relationships with citizens, organized interests, elected officials, legal institutions, private for-profit and not-for-profit organizations and other public organizations
Department of Administration and Organization Theory AORG 351 Master's Thesis in Public Administration Fall 2020 Accountability Gaps in the Relationship Between International Organizations and Civil Society ... people's daily lives, have driven research on the topic. Special attention has been given to the
Here are some ideas on public administration thesis topics. Hopefully, they will inspire you to write and create. Good luck! Case study. Henri Fayol's 14 principles of public administration in practice (choose a city/state to analyze). Ethics and political decisions.
Dissertation Topics. Students in the Ph.D. Program in Urban Studies and Public Affairs write dissertations in a wide range of topic areas: Public Administration. Urban Planning and Development. Nonprofit Administration. Environmental Affairs. Other Topics.
Writing a thesis for a Master's in Public Administration is a challenging and demanding process that requires extensive research, data analysis, and presenting original insights in a coherent manner. Some of the biggest challenges students face include formulating a clear research question, conducting thorough literature reviews, collecting and analyzing data, interpreting findings, and ...
An assessment of the Thusong service centre programme as a catalytic dimension in community development in the Western Cape . Hess, Jaen (University of the Western Cape, 2024) This study is an exploration of the Thusong Service Centre Programme as a service delivery mechanism that offers Government services and information in South African.
fer to a subject or that which is investigated by the subject. Public Administration is viewed as the study of government activities, namely "the organized, non-polit. cal, executive functions of the state" (Pauw & Louw 2014:7). This study will focus on the characteristics of the concepts "case study" used in master'.
An MPA is a Master of Public Administration, a graduate degree often focused on educating students interested in exploring high-level positions in industries such as government agencies, nonprofits, private corporations or healthcare organizations. ... Meanwhile, an MPA curriculum teaches topics related to public affairs, including public ...
Today, students of the Graduate School reap the full benefits from OLFU's world-class learning platforms and resources which are paired with state-of-the-art facilities and laboratories—all delivered by a competent teaching faculty through a masterful mix of learning modalities: online, distance or, when health conditions permit, face-to ...
The Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.) is an interdisciplinary degree program that prepares students for work in the analysis, development and evaluation of public policies. In all levels of government and on a global scale, public needs and limited resources require public policy choices that are economically efficient, socially and technically ...