Caveat Emptor: What Do We Know about Public Administration Evidence and How Do We Know It?

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Isett, Kimberley R.; Head, Brian W.; VanLandingham, Gary
• 署名单位: University System of Georgia; Georgia Institute of Technology; University of Queensland
• 刊物名称: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-3352
• DOI: 10.1111/puar.12467
• 发表日期: 2016
• 页码: 20-23
• 关键词: Implementation; KNOWLEDGE; POLICY

摘要

This article provides an overview of a new feature in Public Administration Review called Evidence in Public Administration. This feature was created to provide a space in which scholars and practitioners of public administration can meet to engage in a dialogue about evidence in public decision making. In this feature, we will shine a light on the evidence needed to make effective decisions and examinations of the evidence that currently exists for contemporary public sector efforts. We explicitly want to create a resource for both practitioners and scholars to consult when trying to find evidence on a particular topic and to know the limitations and parameters of that evidence. This article lays out the purpose, scope, and rationale for the feature, as well as a call to engage in this endeavor.