Ethics education in the study of public administration: Anchoring to civility, civics, social justice, and understanding government in democracy

In this symposium, attention is primarily focused on ethics education in public administration programs in colleges and universities. We argue that teaching ethics should be not only limited to specific ethics courses in higher education nor just embedded as an element in various core courses in pub...

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Published inJournal of public affairs education : J-PAE. Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. 398 - 415
Main Authors Raadschelders, Jos C.N., Chitiga, Miriam M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Routledge 02.10.2021
Taylor & Francis
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
Subjects
Civics
Civility
Democracy
Education
Elementary Secondary Education
Ethical Instruction
Ethics
ethics education
Higher education
Political systems
Public administration
Public Administration Education
Public sector ethics
Social Justice
Teaching
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Summary:In this symposium, attention is primarily focused on ethics education in public administration programs in colleges and universities. We argue that teaching ethics should be not only limited to specific ethics courses in higher education nor just embedded as an element in various core courses in public administration programs, but also anchored in a thoughtful K-12 curriculum that relates ethics to issues of civility, civics, social justice, and understanding the position and role of government in democratic political systems. Most recently, the Educating for American Democracy (2021) has developed such a K-12 program. While this article will focus on the American context, the ideas presented about a continuous ethics education from elementary school up to college are relevant and important to all democracies.
ISSN:1523-6803
2328-9643
DOI:10.1080/15236803.2021.1954468