Integrating Professional Sustainability Literacy into the Master of Public Administration Curriculum

Autor/in	Kinzer, Kirsten
Titel	Integrating Professional Sustainability Literacy into the Master of Public Administration Curriculum
Quelle	In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 22 (2021) 5, S.982-1001 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1467-6370
DOI	10.1108/IJSHE-07-2020-0266
Schlagwörter	Public Administration Education; Masters Programs; Graduate Students; Student Interests; Curriculum Development; Sustainable Development; Conservation (Environment); Multiple Literacies; Statistics Education; Knowledge Level; Professional Development; Correlation; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Studieninteresse; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Wissensbasis; Korrelation
Abstract	Purpose: Public administration, or the implementation of public policies by civil servants, will be central to implementing the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. And yet, few American master of public administration (MPA) programs explicitly focus on sustainable development or sustainability literacy. This study asks whether it is possible to build professional sustainability literacy within a general MPA course, specifically in a course on quantitative methods. Design/methodology/approach: Through a natural experiment conducted in three sections of the graduate course Quantitative Methods in Public Administration at UNC Wilmington, the study explores the relationship between student growth in professional sustainability literacy and a student's level of foundational sustainability literacy, pro-environmental behavior, background knowledge in statistics and their interest in sustainable development within public administration. Findings: The study finds that there is a statistically significant relationship between growth in a student's professional sustainability literacy and two variables: above average foundational sustainability literacy and a high level of interest in sustainability policies and programs. Originality/value: This study is the first to consider an embedded approach to sustainability education in the field of public administration. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01