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Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 1: Introduction

pp. 3-27

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, Texas Tech University
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The introductory chapter introduces students to contemporary issues in public administration research like Covid-19, environmental problems, social equity, public service motivation, and general challenges in public service.These contemporary issues and challenges have been identified by the National Academy of Public Administration.The chapter discusses how data can be manipulated to tell a particular side of a story. Therefore, data and research ethics are also covered. Students are introduced to ethics in human subjects research and associated best practices.

Keywords

  • research ethics
  • contemporary issues
  • data manipulation
  • human subjects research
  • public administration challenges

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