A critical analysis of Public Administration Doctrates in South Africa 1994- 2007

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dc.contributor.advisorCameron, Roberten_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMilne, Chantal Keeleyen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-30T03:51:18Z
dc.date.available2014-07-30T03:51:18Z
dc.date.issued2009en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis study has presented a critical analysis of Public Administration doctorates in South Africa between 1994 and 2007. The methodology utilised is that of content analysis of completed Public Administration doctoral abstracts (116 in total). These were classified according to analytical and descriptive research variables, which included type of doctorate, year of completion, research focus, research purpose, methodology and contribution to knowledge. The findings of this analysis have been presented in light of making tentative statements regarding the state of research. The analysis of the doctorates was shown to mirror the findings of the international and local studies with regards to the state of Public Administration research. Doctorate research primarily focuses on practice, the methodology employed is mostly desktop and the research does not appear to significantly contribute to knowledge. It is the findings regarding knowledge that is of greatest concern as contributing to knowledge is one of the key requirements, established by universities, in attaining a research doctorate.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMilne, C. K. (2009). <i>A critical analysis of Public Administration Doctrates in South Africa 1994- 2007</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3750en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMilne, Chantal Keeley. <i>"A critical analysis of Public Administration Doctrates in South Africa 1994- 2007."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3750en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMilne, C. 2009. A critical analysis of Public Administration Doctrates in South Africa 1994- 2007. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Milne, Chantal Keeley AB - This study has presented a critical analysis of Public Administration doctorates in South Africa between 1994 and 2007. The methodology utilised is that of content analysis of completed Public Administration doctoral abstracts (116 in total). These were classified according to analytical and descriptive research variables, which included type of doctorate, year of completion, research focus, research purpose, methodology and contribution to knowledge. The findings of this analysis have been presented in light of making tentative statements regarding the state of research. The analysis of the doctorates was shown to mirror the findings of the international and local studies with regards to the state of Public Administration research. Doctorate research primarily focuses on practice, the methodology employed is mostly desktop and the research does not appear to significantly contribute to knowledge. It is the findings regarding knowledge that is of greatest concern as contributing to knowledge is one of the key requirements, established by universities, in attaining a research doctorate. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - A critical analysis of Public Administration Doctrates in South Africa 1994- 2007 TI - A critical analysis of Public Administration Doctrates in South Africa 1994- 2007 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3750 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/3750
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMilne CK. A critical analysis of Public Administration Doctrates in South Africa 1994- 2007. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2009 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3750en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPublic Affairs and Administrationen_ZA
dc.titleA critical analysis of Public Administration Doctrates in South Africa 1994- 2007en_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMAen_ZA
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