Good Work, Honestly Done: ASPA at 70

Plant, Jeremy F.

doi:10.1111/j.1540-6210.2009.02061.x

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“…The organization responsible for revising the ALA ethical code is the ALA Council, the executive board of the association (ALA Governance Office, 2010). Regarding ASPA's revision of its own code to reflect changes in the field, there exist questions as to who would be responsible for the changes since Professional Ethics Committee was eliminated in 1999 (Plant, 2009(Plant, , p. 1047. Regardless, for the purposes of this review, ASPA's code serves as an inspiration to ALA regarding the promotion of professionalism.…”

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Crisis of professionalism in public services

McGuigan

2011

Library Review

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to address dimensions of crisis as applied to the profession of librarianship from a public administration frame of reference. For librarians to retain professional status, the human element of librarianship must be promoted through an emphasis on their educational mission, inspired by public administration's professional code of ethics. Within this process, librarians must promote themselves as educators, embracing the concept of information literacy as their field of jurisdiction. Design/methodology/approach -Reflecting an interdisciplinary approach, literature from public administration and library science is used to support these points. Findings -A robust professional education and affiliation with professional associations reinforces the informational asymmetries of professionals through specialized instruction and knowledge sharing, which will lead to not only a strengthened profession, but also to opportunities for leadership. Practical implications -To reinforce professionalism, the human element of librarianship must be promoted through an enhanced emphasis on the educational mission of librarians within the ethical framework of the profession. The place for this to occur is within schools of graduate education and professional associations. Originality/value -This discussion addresses dimensions of crisis as applied to the profession of librarianship from a public administration frame of reference. The rationale for this approach is that library and information science can benefit from elements of the public administration school of thought regarding professionalism, in general, and ethical codes, in particular.

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Crisis of professionalism in public services

McGuigan

2011

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“… 5. Plant (2009, p. 1045) listed ASPA membership from 1974 to 2007. The declining trend started in 1990. …”

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Public Administration and Macroeconomic Issues: Is This the Time for a Marriage Proposal?

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Xiong

Frank

2020

Administration & Society

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A number of Public Administration (PA) scholars have raised concerns regarding the discipline’s neglect of macroeconomic challenges. Our article focuses on the link between macroeconomic trends and PA. We submit that PA needs to address changing economic structure, shrinking workforce, growing financial leverage, and rising wealth inequity to maintain relevance. Study of these trends complements PA research on government revenue reform and economic development. Furthermore, we suggest PA rebalances its underlying assumptions regarding intellectual boundaries and view of human nature. Without a paradigm shift, PA may lose any legitimate claim to be an appropriate administrative science.

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Why PAR Matters: Reflections after Seven Decades and Beyond

Stillman

2011

Public Administration Review

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Good Work, Honestly Done: ASPA at 70

Cited by 5 publications

References 17 publications

Crisis of professionalism in public services

Crisis of professionalism in public services

Public Administration and Macroeconomic Issues: Is This the Time for a Marriage Proposal?

Why PAR Matters: Reflections after Seven Decades and Beyond

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