Crossing the divide: Building bridges between public administration practitioners and scholars

May 1, 2015

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This article explores the challenges of improving the connection between public administration (PA) scholarship and practice in three areas: engaged scholarship, engaged teaching, and engaged faculty. Examples of solutions to improve the connection between PA scholarship and practice are also discussed.

Bushouse, B., Jacobson, W.S., Lambright, K.T., Llorens, J.L., Morse, R.S., & Poocharoen, O. (2011). Crossing the divide: Building bridges between public administration practitioners and scholars. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 21 (1), 99-112. Full Text.