Public administration pedagogy in India. (2nd July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Manoharan, Aroon P.; Viswanath, Shilpa; Sabharwal, Meghna
• Is Part Of: Journal of public affairs education. Volume 26:Number 3(2020)
• Page Start: 291
• Page End: 312
• Publication Date: 2020-07-02
• Subjects: Public administration -- civil services -- training -- pedagogy -- syllabi -- curriculum -- higher education -- India -- South Asia; Public administration -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Policy sciences -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Policy sciences -- Study and teaching; Public administration -- Study and teaching; Periodicals; 351
• DOI: 10.1080/15236803.2020.1773118
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1523-6803

Abstract

ABSTRACT: While the praxis of public administration in India is documented in the literature, its pedagogy, and the formal dissemination of its knowledge, is relatively unexamined. This study determines the status of public administration pedagogy in India through a review of the academic programs in public administration at accredited state, central, and deemed universities. After reviewing a sample of the syllabi of public administration programs, the academic context of the field, and the areas of key emphasis, this paper explores the conceptualization of public administration as an independent academic discipline in India. This study makes a significant contribution to global comparative public administration, and also contributes to developing the nascent literature on public administration pedagogy in present day India and South Asia.