Public service motivation and socialization in graduate education Academic Article

abstract

• The purpose of this study is to explore the extent to which the characteristics of public administration degree programs are related to public service motivation (PSM) using a higher education socialization framework. Using a sample of approximately 500 students enrolled in 26 Masters degree programs across the country, this study confirms that gender, work experience, core course requirements, service learning opportunities, climate, Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration accreditation, and full-time status were all meaningful predictors of PSM among the students. The implications of these findings are discussed.

authors

• Bright, Leonard

published proceedings

• TEACHING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

author list (cited authors)

• Bright, L.

citation count

• 18

complete list of authors

• Bright, Leonard

publication date

• October 2016

publisher

• SAGE Publications  Publisher

published in

• Teaching Public Administration  Journal

keywords

• Higher Education
• Master's Of Public Administration
• Public Service Motivation
• Socialization
• Survey Research

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/0144739416645650

start page

• 284

end page

• 306

volume

• 34

issue

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0144739416645650

user-defined tag

• 4 Quality Education