The difficulty with ethics education in public administration
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Public Administration
- Vol. 13 (1) , 181-205
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01900699008524670
Abstract
This article suggests that ethics education has not become a regular part of the public administration curriculum for two reasons: (1) the issue has been misperceived as a pedagogical problem, and, more importantly, (2) the field has developed three competing paradigms for moral conduct-do what is right, do good, and do no harm. The origins of each paradigm and the implications for the teaching of ethics in public administration are discussed.Keywords
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