Improving Competency-Based Education through Empirical Evaluation: A Mixed Methods Study of A Masters of Public Administration Program

Eugenia Kutergina, Anna Sanina, Aleksey Balashov and James E. Willis, III

International Journal of Public Administration, 2020, vol. 43, issue 1, 1-16

Abstract: This study is focused on the problem of the mismatch of competencies of Masters of Public Administration (MPA) graduates in Russia and current Russian public servants. A mixed methods approach was used to analyze quantitative (n = 734) and qualitative data about the real-world competencies of local, regional, and federal government officials in comparison to what MPA graduates get from their education. The comparison of competency models of MPA graduates and government officials indicated that the most of the competencies are useful in public administration practice, but there is still lot to change in the approach of compiling the content of MPA educational standards and educational programs.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1597884

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