Expanding the Classroom: Local Government Practitioners' Use of Academic Resources

• Published in: Journal of public affairs education : J-PAE. Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 713 - 728
• Main Authors: Jacobson, Willow S., Lambright, Kristina T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington NASPAA 01.06.2017; National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
• Subjects: Careers; Higher education; Human resources; Local government; Public Affairs Education; Public officials; Respondents; Scholarship; Services; Students

Drawing on E. L. Boyer's Scholarship Reconsidered (1990), we propose that public affairs education could be conceptualized to include the education of not just current students but also practitioners throughout their careers. To explore knowledge diffusion from academics to such practitioners,...