Developing Public Administration and Public Policy Master’s Programs in Egypt

Public policy schools in the global south: a mapping and analysis of the emerging landscape

“…In terms of examined variables, studies have compared student profiles and attitudes among non-Western policy programs and schools (Infeld et al 2009(Infeld et al , 2010Van der Wal 2017a, b), public policy research output as a means of assessing the state of policy research (Hung et al 2012), and teaching capacity by comparing course instructor profiles, coverage in terms of course content and learning textbooks (Wu et al 2012). Other variables examined include program structure and curriculum, sectoral focus of graduate research and matching skills to market needs (Bremer and El Baradei 2008); textbooks, course content and value paradigms and pedagogies and overall approaches to policy teaching (He et al 2016) and the history of policy schools, structure of public policy and administration graduate programs, placements and career opportunities.…”

“…In all, existing studies provide no conclusive evidence about the extent to which policy education in the non-Western world has adopted or copied a Western model, or whether region and country-specific course content lend uniqueness to policy programs in these regions (Purón Cid 2018;Sanabria-Pulido et al 2016). Furthermore, a mismatch between the emphasis on theoretical understanding vis-à-vis practical application of policy education to the country context has become apparent in recent times (He et al 2016, Bremer andEl Baradei 2008).…”

A qualitative analysis of JPAE’s international context articles: Comparative emphasis in public affairs education

“…Julnes (2006), Description of university assistance partnership and lessons in Dominican Republic (4) Bremer andBaradei (2008), Assessment of four PAE programs training and match with sector needs in Egypt(5) Melnick, Kaur, and Yu (2011), International student social adjustment persists after 6 months and affects academic outcomes in U.S. (6) Chen, Wang, and Song (2012), Social network benefits of MPA study at a university in China (7) Haruna and Kannae (2013), Integration of global standards and local needs in Ghana PAE (8) Oliveira and Rubin (2013), Evolution of PAE education and training system in Brazil (9) Onder and Brower (2013), Quantitative document review of research and PAE in Turkey (10) Azhar and Manzoor (2014), Mismatch of PA education and government in Pakistan…”