Papers & Presentations
Interested in what the field has to say about NASPAA Accreditation, program evaluation, student learning outcomes, cultural competency, and other topics related to accreditation? Browse the selections below for additional resources!
Peer-reviewed Articles
Journal Article
Social Equity
Social Equity in Public Administration: A Call to Action
Perspectives on Public Management and Governance
Journal Article
Social Equity
Searching for social equity among public administration mission statements
Teaching Public Administration
Journal Article
public service values
Student public service value priorities
Journal of Public Affairs Education
Peer Presentations and Reports
Conference Presentation
Accreditation
NASPAA Accreditation Discussion
Conference Presentation
Diversity
Online Proceedings of the 2018 Global Summit: Supporting Diversity in Graduate Education
Conference Presentation
Cultural Competency
Moving from Diversity to Equity and Inclusion – Planning, Crafting and Implementing a Thoughtful, Measurable, and Effective (Diversity) Plan
Archived Resources
- Competency Assessment in Public Administration Accreditation: Value and Sustainability, Abraham Benavides, Rex Facer, Crystal Calarusse, Heather Gregory (ASPA 2014)
- NASPAA Universal Required Competencies, handout (NASPAA 2013)
- DiverseLab: Teaching to the Standards of Public Administration, RaJade Berry-James (NASPAA 2013)
- Suffolk University Poster Session (NASPAA 2013)
- City Management Competencies, identified by ICMA-NASPAA Working Group
- Program Assessment and Review, Michelle Saint-Germain, California State University, Long Beach
- Graduate Capstone Courses: Components, Uses, and Assessment-Survey Results, Anand Desai and Barbara Peat
- MPA Models of Assessment (2009), Michelle Saint-Germain (Standards Committee Member)
- NASPAA Competencies Task Force Analysis of Standard 5 in 2011 Self-Studies for Accreditation Matching Operations with the Mission: Student Learning February, 2012
- NASPAA Value of Accreditation Task Force, Findings and Recommendations, October 2014
- NASPAA Standards 2009 Plenary Power Point (Includes an overview of the process and a sample of some of the proposed Guiding Principles), Jeff Raffel, University of Delaware, Chair of the NASPAA Standards 2009 Steering Committee
- NASPAA Standards 2009 Guiding Principles
- Philosophy of NASPAA Accreditation (Preamble to the 2009 Guiding Principles), Jeff Raffel (University of Delaware), Steve Maser (Willamette University) and Laurel McFarland (NASPAA)
- “Transforming Public Affairs Education through Accreditation” Third Transatlantic Dialogue Conference: Leading the Future of the Public Sector, University of Delaware, Newark, Del., June 1, 2007, Crystal Calarusse (NASPAA) and Jeff Raffel (University of Delaware)
- NASPAA’s Five Faculty Rule: A Discussion Paper, Jim Fatula (SUNY Brockport)
- Expectations for Student Learning Outcomes Assessment for NASPAA-COPRA Accreditation October, 2011
- White Paper on Academically and Professionally Qualified Faculty August, 2011
- The Uniqueness of NASPAA-Accredited Programs: The Role of Public Service in Accreditation, Jeff Raffel (University of Delaware), September, 2007
- Competencies for Public Service Education, Marvin Mandell (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) and Michelle Piskulich (Oakland University), October, 2007