The status of public administration teaching in the UK

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1. https://journals.sagepub.com/home/ppa

2. https://journals.sagepub.com/home/tpa

3. Professional standards related to the public sector include systems thinking practitioner, senior leader, policy officer, public service operational delivery officer and police constable https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/occupational-standards

4. Democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance.

5. The Office for Standards on Education, Childrens Services and Skills.

6. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/provider-guide-to-delivering-high-quality-apprenticeships/ofsted-inspection-and-esfa-intervention

7. A UK Government programme to “safeguard vulnerable young people from radicalization and recruitment by terrorist organizations” (HM Government, 2011, p. 72).

8. Again it is important to note that different arrangements for training and development of civil servants exist in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

9. See Annex A – Leadership and management educational standards. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1084147/Annex_A_-_Leadership_and_management_educational_standards.pptx

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Ian C. Elliott

Ian C. Elliott is an Associate Professor of Public Leadership and Management at University of Northumbria, Newcastle and is co-Editor in Chief of Public Administration and Development. His research includes work on public leadership, organisational change in the public sector and strategic public management. He is the current Honorary Chair of the UK Joint University Council and former Chair of their Public Administration Committee.

Karin A. Bottom

Karin A. Bottom is an Associate Professor of Public Management and Politics and Director of Teaching and Learning at the Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham. Karin’s pedagogical interests revolve around reflective learning and the educational development of public sector practitioners. Her substantive research interests focus on local governance, local democracy and the local political/management interface. She is the current Chair of the JUC’s Public Administration Committee (PAC).

Karl O’Connor

Karl O’Connor is a Reader (Associate Professor) in Public Administration and Co-director of the Centre for Public Administration at Ulster University. His research examines the role of the civil servant in the management of ethno-political conflict and international development. He is the current PAC co-Vice Chair for Teaching & Learning.