The current teaching PA resources on and linked to our website include:
- Faculty Focus (Effective Teaching Strategies for on-line and in class), Faculty Focus publishes articles on effective teaching strategies for the college classroom – both face-to-face and online. Faculty Focus was created in 2003 by Magna Publications. (Link)
- The PA Gateway (sponsored by Suffolk University), The Public Administration Gateway was developed by the Institute for Public Service at Suffolk University and the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). It is a comprehensive and accessible portal for the core resources in the field, many of which are available at no charge. The goal of the Gateway is to enable public managers to deliver services to citizens as promised, encourage students to find and build successful careers, and facilitate scholarly access to qualitative insights and quantitative data. The following link takes you to a mix of valuable resources. (Link)
- NASPAA Online Resources for MPA/MPP Programs from the Institute for Innovative Teaching and Learning for Public Service., NASPAA has a deep commitment to quality in public affairs education. In addition to their accreditation efforts, they strongly support the following: sharing of best practices, experiential opportunities for student learning, and resources for programs and professors seeking to continuously improve themselves. This site contains video resources, journal articles, case studies, simulations as well as instructional videos. (Link)
- Publicases by NASPAA Today’s students in public affairs programs are tomorrow’s government and nonprofit leaders. By participating in experiential learning opportunities while in school, students learn the critical thinking and data analysis skills they will need to succeed as public sector professionals in the real-world and contribute to effective governance. This site has a collection of over 370 case studies. (Link)
- Teaching PA (National Teaching Public Administration Conference Archives) Our website documents the history of the National Teaching Public Administration Conference, also referred to as TPAC. The first conference was in 1978 in Kansas City, MO and has been meeting every year since that date. Prior to 2020 the strategy was to conduct independent conferences or to partner with other organizations such as the UK Joint University Committee and the Midwest Public Affairs Committee to hold joint conferences. These archives contain conference proceedings, programs, and presentations. (http://www.spaeaspa.org/tpac/)