Recruitment of Minority Students for Public Administration Education

Equal opportunity has been a major issue in American public administration for the past two decades. Schools of public affairs are a major avenue by which young professionals enter public administration careers and thus can facilitate entry by minorities into the public work force. This study examin...

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Published in:Public administration review 1987-07, Vol.47 (4), p.329-335
Main Authors: Lee, Dalton S., Cayer, N. Joseph
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Black students
Colleges & universities
Colleges and universities
Education
Educational administration
Employment
Enrollments
Graduation Rate
Graduations & commencements
Hispanics
Human resources
Minorities
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority Group Students
Minority Groups
Minority students
Probing The Field
Public administration
Public Administration Education
Public sector
Publicly traded corporations
Recruitment
School enrollment
Study and teaching
United States
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Summary:Equal opportunity has been a major issue in American public administration for the past two decades. Schools of public affairs are a major avenue by which young professionals enter public administration careers and thus can facilitate entry by minorities into the public work force. This study examines efforts of NASPAA-member graduate programs to recruit and prepare Black and Hispanic students for government careers. While enrollments of Blacks and Hispanics have increased in the past decade, evidence reveals a need for further efforts by public administration graduate programs to enhance educational opportunities for these minorities and thus increase their employment opportunities.
ISSN:0033-3352
1540-6210
DOI:10.2307/975313