Defining the boundaries of public administration: Undisciplined mongrels versus disciplined purists

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Rodgers, R; Rodgers, N
• 署名单位: University of Kentucky
• 刊物名称: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-3352
• DOI: 10.1111/0033-3352.00106
• 发表日期: 2000
• 页码: 435-445
• 关键词: affairs programs; PRODUCTIVITY; reputation; faculty; search

摘要

Undisciplined mongrels are faculty from public administration programs who publish in a wide variety of journals. We expected that undisciplined mongrels would have more successful publishing records than their counterparts-disciplined purists who publish exclusively in public administration journals. This expectation is supported through an analysis of journal publications by a panel of PI junior faculty members. We also expected that the methods that are currently used to rank public administration programs would discard a massive body of publication activity by public administration faculty. This expectation is also soundly supported. Findings indicate that from 1990 through 1997, a scant 18 percent of the articles published by the faculty panel were published in the highly selective set of 11 journals that are currently used to rank public administration programs.