Detailed Information on Publication Record
2022
The low demand for public administration programs in the Czech Republic and Slovakia: What may be behind it?
JAHODA, Robert, Ivan MALÝ, Juraj NEMEC and David ŠPAČEKBasic information
Original name
The low demand for public administration programs in the Czech Republic and Slovakia: What may be behind it?
Authors
JAHODA, Robert (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Ivan MALÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Juraj NEMEC (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and David ŠPAČEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)
Edition
Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences, ROMANIA, BABES-BOLYAI UNIV, 2022, 1842-2845
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
50602 Public administration
Country of publisher
Romania
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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Impact factor
Impact factor: 1.000
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14560/22:00127364
Organization unit
Faculty of Economics and Administration
UT WoS
000901652700007
Keywords in English
public administration program; demand; enrolled; Czech Republic; Slovakia
Tags
International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 23/11/2023 11:10, Mgr. Pavlína Kurková
Abstract
V originále
The importance of public administration (PA) education and training is obvious, any effective public administration system needs an influx of a new and well-educated workforce. Compared to the (relatively) better situation in other Central and Eastern European countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia represent a very specific case – the falling number of students in PA programs threatens the existence of the only programs with international accreditation (those at Masaryk University Brno and Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica). The aim of this paper was to investigate the reasons why so few students apply and enroll in these EAPAA-accredited programs. Qualitative research is used to achieve this goal. In the opinion of the program chairs and our secondary analysis, there are multiple factors behind the very low level of demand which critically threatens the existence of the best master’s programs in the countries studied. A very specific issue that appears to be unique for both countries is free public university education with unregulated demand. Such an environment, combined with the performance-based funding of public universities and other higher education institutions, where the number of students is a decisive factor in the amount of the public grant to the university, generates an oversupply of places offered to secondary school graduates. The role of other potential barriers for the interest to study public administration is catalyzed by the ‘oversupply’ conditions. The questionnaire, the statements of program chairs, and our secondary analysis confirm that there is a role to be played by monitoring other potential barriers – the fact that programs are run in economics faculties, limited trust in politicians, government and public administration, the system of access to the civil service and salary levels in the public sector.
Links
| LX22NPO5101, research and development project |
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