 Public administration can be defined as the implementation of policy by civil servants within an official government's executive framework.  Public administrators manage nearly every aspect of public service at the state and local levels offering the opportunity to help shape the future.

 A public administration degree provides an academic background for individuals pursuing a career in both government and non-governmental/non-profit organizations.

 History:  During the first third of the 20 th century professions and professional education was born  Many occupations became professions, including administration, accounting, journalism, social work and others

 Recognised professions (medicine and law) strengthened pre-entry education for admission into their ranks  In the same period, higher education was professionalized: professors organized themselves and developed standards of entry

 A large part of higher education became preparation for career occupation or for professions

 Public administration was part of a larger movement towards professionalization  Similar to other fields (other emerging professions)  Distinctive features (fear of concentrated governmental power and bureaucracy)

 Shared with other emerging professions  Lack of development or slow development of career opportunities for graduates  Shortage of financial and other resource support

 Professional education in public administration is concerned with:  Application, operations and performance of public administration, not primarily with theory, abstractions and research methodology

 It draws on other relevant disciplines (law, sociology, political science, IT, economics…)  It develops the insights and skills needed to plan, determine policy, organize, manage and implement programs and operations

 Professional education is problem-oriented  It is concerned with the functions, operations and substance of what is being planned and executed

 Translate the text Development of Education in Public Administration, p. 5

 To revivify – oživjeti, vratiti u život  To assert a claim – ostvariti pravo  Accounting – računovodstvo  City planning – urbanizam  Forestry – šumarstvo  Pre-entry education – pripremno obrazovanje  Standards of entry – upisni kriteriji  Emerging professions – profesije u razvoju  Research methodology – metodologija istraživanja

 Professionalization of higher education  Distinctive features of education in public administration  Aims of professional education in public administration