Internships as Academic Exercise: An Assessment of MPA Curriculum Models

Reinagel, Tyler P.; Gerlach, John D.

doi:10.1080/15236803.2015.12001817

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“…Research has been devoted to better understanding MPA curricula in general (Denhardt et al 1997;Mirabella and Young 2012;Reinagel and Gerlach 2015;Tompkins, Laslovich, and Greene 1996). We may also take a snapshot of what NASPAA-accredited MPA programs are doing with regard to nonprofit offerings, as discussed earlier.…”

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Nonprofit Management Education in MPA Programs: Lessons for Successful Track Building

Gerlach

2016

Journal of Political Science Education

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“…They have experience in the fi eld and an internship may well serve little purpose for them. Several MPA programs require internships but permit in-service students to opt for an alternative practicum-type assignment to fulfi ll that requirement and earn academic credits (i.e., Reinagel and Gerlach's third model) (Reinagel and Gerlach 2015 ). However, internships can have value to in-service students.…”

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“…Although the overall value is widely accepted, achieving a successful balance between pre-service and in-service students in structuring and implementing internships is an ongoing process (Reinagel and Gerlach 2015 ).…”

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“…Of the 165 NASPAA-accredited MPA programs, 115 use one of the fi rst three models, requiring an internship for academic credit (Reinagel and Gerlach 2015 ). Additionally, 39 NASPAA-accredited programs that do not require internships off er the experience and academic credit for students who opt to participate (Reinagel and Gerlach 2015 ).…”

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“…Internships within NASPAA-accredited MPA programs follow one of fi ve curriculum models (Reinagel and Gerlach 2015 ), as follows:…”

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Experiential Learning in MPA Programs: A Case for Complementarity between Internship and Service Learning Requirements

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2016

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Experiential learning is a growing practice in higher education today. Master of Public Administration (MPA) programs use experiential learning to expose students to application and reinforcement of academic theories and concepts. This most often is accomplished through a required internship. This article argues for the addition of service learning requirements to MPA curricula. A complementary relationship between internship and service learning requirements yields four primary benefi ts: (1) further involvement of pre-service and in-service students in experiential-learning activities; (2) additional exposure to real-life application of course concepts; (3) better and more targeted classroom reinforcement mechanisms; and (4) additional community benefi t. Complementarity between internship and service learning requirements allows the best of each experiential-learning approach to augment the other. We contend that this produces better-prepared MPA graduates by exposing them to a more diverse set of immersive learning opportunities and application scenarios.

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Do I Have to Take the GRE? Standardized Testing in MPA Admissions

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Graduate-program decision makers face a similar challenge: how to design an admissions process that screens out applicants who are unlikely to succeed but does not provide too high an entry barrier for students who can be successful. This study catalogs the use of standardized testing in Master of Public Administration admissions and finds that less than one third of programs require standardized tests for all applicants. Moreover, program prestige, program diversity, and program size do not affect the likelihood that a program requires the Graduate Record Examination. This study also reviews the various standards that universities use to provide test waivers and also discusses other common application materials. The results should be of interest to undergraduate academic advisers and graduate-program directors as well as scholars and practitioners of higher-education administration more generally.

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Internships as Academic Exercise: An Assessment of MPA Curriculum Models

Cited by 8 publications

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Nonprofit Management Education in MPA Programs: Lessons for Successful Track Building

Nonprofit Management Education in MPA Programs: Lessons for Successful Track Building

Experiential Learning in MPA Programs: A Case for Complementarity between Internship and Service Learning Requirements

Do I Have to Take the GRE? Standardized Testing in MPA Admissions

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