The Public Administration Profession

"The Public Administration Profession weaves core topics of public administration with essential ethical concepts to create a textbook that is both engaging and practical with chapters that provide case studies highlighting contemporary topics. The material is easily accessible for the traditional student and for the in-practice professional and provides assistance to aid students in developing their writing and critical thinking skills. The Public Administration Profession fills a void in current offerings by providing a text that reminds the reader of the importance of incorporating ethics into all aspects of public administration."—Cindy Davis, Stephen F. Austin State University, USA

"I appreciate the balanced approach of this textbook… the authors have done an impressive job of providing readers with exposure to key authors/thinkers within the discipline. As a professor who is consistently frustrated with introductory PA textbooks that have an unbalanced approach to the levels of government, the structure and foci of this textbook are refreshing. Finally, the authors’ decision to ground the contents of the textbook in the ASPA Code of Ethics is exciting, and I think breathes life into a type of textbook that can otherwise come across as muddled and excessively broad."—Anthony Campbell, Tennessee State University, USA

"… it appears to have a novel approach and in-depth information. I think the book has tremendous strength in terms of its approach and its focus on ethics. Furthermore, the inclusion of topics like ‘state and local government administration’, and ‘nonprofit and faith-based organizations’ is very important which makes this book more suitable for our students. In addition, the specific sections of each chapter including case study, discussion question, and action steps are very unique and extremely useful in class and outside learning."—Suparna Soni, SUNY-Buffalo State, USA

"I really like this book… it offers a lot of depth and theoretical background to explain why we "do" public administration a certain way and where the ideas came from. I also like the focus on ethics, which is a key topic that many texts usually cover at the end and in a manner that is not practical for students. The case studies at the end of each chapter of extremely helpful, as well, and something that I would use. Finally, I am very pleased that there is a chapter on non-profits which is something I have wanted to include in more depth in my course."—Chad Kinsella, Ball State University, USA