Data science literacy: Toward a philosophy of accessible and adaptable data science skill development in public administration programs

Overton, Michael; Kleinschmit, Stephen

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“…Since Gill and Meier's (2000) call for action, the field has responded with force. The statistical training contained in graduate programs in many countries has progressed, and with it, so has our methodological rigor (Overton & Kleinschmit, 2021; Smith & Martinez‐Moyano, 2012). Whereas much of our quantitative research used to be based on descriptive statistics or ordinary least squares (OLS) multivariate regression (Pitts & Fernandez, 2009), Groeneveld et al (2015) demonstrated a change in the research methodologies of our publications, with a significant shift from qualitative to quantitative work occurring around 2007.…”

Section: Advancements In Public Administrationmentioning

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The future of public administration research: An editor's perspective

McDonald

Hall

O’Flynn

et al. 2022

Public Administration

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Research in the field of public administration has changed and advanced significantly in recent years. These advancements concern both how we engage in research-such as the methods we apply, the interdisciplinary nature of the theories we use, and the research questions we ask. Increasingly, we are witnessing a shift in public-sector values away from efficiency and effectiveness and toward a paradigm that highlights equity. In this article, we reflect on these changes from our position as editors-in-chief of some of the leading journals in the field. In addition to describing the progress of this discipline, we explore emerging windows of opportunity for new research. One such window is research on ways to incorporate interdisciplinary perspectives and methods. We also see the need for work in such areas as social equity, comparative administration, artificial intelligence, and climate change. Finally, we argue for a more proactive approach in disseminating research to those involved in the day-to-day decision-making processes of public organizations. | INTRODUCTIONThe role of public administration emerged with the development of the first formal governments. In ancient Egypt, pharaohs deployed servants to do their bidding and tax collectors to find and manage the flow of resources (El Baradei, 2021;Ferlie et al., 2005). The first concerted effort to improve public management practices occurred in

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Section: Advancements In Public Administrationmentioning

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The future of public administration research: An editor's perspective

McDonald

Hall

O’Flynn

et al. 2022

Public Administration

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“…Guy's (2020) work makes the case for public administration education to focus interpersonal relationships as much as rationality in decision‐making. In addition, Overton and Kleinschmit (2021) recently argued for theory on data science to be connected to practice by using public administration students practice data literacy.…”

Section: Themes In Public Administration Educationmentioning

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Reflecting on over 100 years of public administration education

Farrell

Hatcher

Diamond

2021

Public Administration

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Public administration education has an interesting history rooted in numerous scholarly disciplines, such as sociology, political science, economics, and engineering. The article reflects on the last 100 years of scholarship on public administration education, starting with an article on the topic in the first issue of Public Administration in 1923. We provide a concise review focused on the development of public administration education over this time. Next, we discuss scholarship in top journals on public administration education, Journal of Public Affairs Education and Teaching Public Administration. We use Denhardt's (2001) big questions in public administration education as a framework to examine this scholarship. We conclude by discussing the future of public administration education and advocating a community-based approach to pedagogy practice and research in the field.

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“…The remaining five courses will be used for the data science track, including three nucleus courses, i.e., data science (Overton and Kleinschmit, 2022), E-government (Sarantis et al, 2019), and information security. The remaining two courses are electives to be chosen by our students.…”

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Equip public managers with data analytics skills: a proposal for the new generation of MPA/MPP programs with data science track

Sayama

2023

LHT

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PurposeThis research uses a multifaceted approach to develop an MPA/MPP curriculum to support a data science track within the existing MPA/MPP programs by identifying the core and elective areas needed.Design/methodology/approachThe approach includes (1) identifying a suitable structure for MPA/MPP programs which can allow the program to develop its capacity to train students with the data science and general public administration skills to solve public policy problems and leave explicit space for local experimentation and modification; (2) defining bridging modules and required modules for the MPA/MPP programs; and (3) developing of data science track thought to make suggestions for the inclusion of suitable data science modules into the data science track and benchmarking the data science modules suggested with the best practices developed by other professional bodies. The authors review 46 NASPAA-accredited MPA/MPP programs from 40 (or 22.7%) schools to identify the suitable required modules and some potential data science and analytics courses that MPA/MPP programs currently provide as electives.FindingsThe proposal includes a three-course (six–nine credits, not counted in the program but as prerequisites) bridging module, a nine-course (27 credits) required module and a five-course (15 credits) data science track/concentration.Originality/valueThis work can provide a starting point for the public administration education community to develop graduate programs focusing on data science to cater to the needs of both public managers and society at large.

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Data science literacy: Toward a philosophy of accessible and adaptable data science skill development in public administration programs

Cited by 16 publications

References 36 publications

The future of public administration research: An editor's perspective

The future of public administration research: An editor's perspective

Reflecting on over 100 years of public administration education

Equip public managers with data analytics skills: a proposal for the new generation of MPA/MPP programs with data science track

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