1996
DOI: 10.2307/977043
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Knowledge and Theory Development in Public Administration: The Role of Doctoral Education and Research

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“…Evaluations of public administration research have permeated Public Administration Review for over a decade (Perry and Kraemer 1986;Stallings 1986;Stallings and Ferris 1988). Two themes pervade the literature criticizing research in the field: Critics contend that knowledge is not being cumulated (Adams and White 1994;White et al 1996) and that research in general (dissertation research in particular) is of poor quality (Adams and White 1994;Cleary 1992;McCurdy and Cleary 1984;White 1986a;White et al 1996). Criticisms that public administration research lacks quality remain largely unchallenged (see Bailey 1992 andBox 1992, for two rare exceptions).…”
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“…Evaluations of public administration research have permeated Public Administration Review for over a decade (Perry and Kraemer 1986;Stallings 1986;Stallings and Ferris 1988). Two themes pervade the literature criticizing research in the field: Critics contend that knowledge is not being cumulated (Adams and White 1994;White et al 1996) and that research in general (dissertation research in particular) is of poor quality (Adams and White 1994;Cleary 1992;McCurdy and Cleary 1984;White 1986a;White et al 1996). Criticisms that public administration research lacks quality remain largely unchallenged (see Bailey 1992 andBox 1992, for two rare exceptions).…”
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“…While some scholars examined doctoral dissertations in the PA field to answer the W questions (e.g., Adams & White, 1994;Brewer et al, 1999;Cleary, 2000;McCormick & Rice, 2001;White et al, 1996), many concentrated on academic journal publications instead. For instance, some scholars used content analysis to find the trend of papers accepted in a single journal, such as Public Administration Review, arguably the most widely recognized PA journal in the United States (e.g., Cooper, 1990;Stallings & Ferris, 1988; for a recent review, see Raadschelders & Lee, 2011).…”
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“…Perry and Kraemer (1994) drew three conclusions from a review of articles published in Public Administration Review (PAR) between 1975 and 1984: (a) Articles reflect a near-exclusive focus on applied rather than basic research, (b) research in the field is not cumulative in nature, and (c) there is a lack of institutional support for research. White, Adams, and Forrester (1996) examined the publication records of eight classes of doctoral recipients in the field. They determined that their overall contribution to knowledge and theory…”
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