Teaching Public Administration (TPA)

Teaching Public Administration (TPA) is a peer reviewed journal jointly owned by the UK Association for Public Administration (UKAPA) and SAGE Publications.  TPA focuses on teaching and learning in public sector management and organisations. It offers an international forum for the debate of a wide range of issues relating to how skills and knowledge are transmitted and acquired within public sector/not for profit organisations.

Editorial team
Dr Catherine Farrell (University of Cardiff, UK)  FarrellCM@cardiff.ac.uk
 Dr Leigh Hersey (University of Louisiana Monroe, US)  hersey@ulm.edu 

Latest articles

• A note from the editors of teaching public administration
  March 19, 2025
• Sculpting critical thinkers: A reflection on teaching policy analysis in a South African university
  December 16, 2024 by Sibongile Ruth Nhari, Thokozani Ian Nzimakwe121364University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
• Teaching with P-Cube: Practical lessons for students and teachers
  December 11, 2024 by Jonathan Kamkhaji10185European University Institute, Italy,
• Teaching social inclusion, public policy and governance through active learning and educational games
  December 9, 2024 by Ixchel Pérez-Durán16719Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain,
• Public administration’s role in building resilient election administration in the United States
  December 7, 2024 by Amanda D. ClarkDepartment of Political Science, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA,
• Public administration boundary crossing imperatives: A practitioner’s reflections on pathways toward improved relevance for public service contexts
  November 1, 2024 by Milly Paile435781National School of Governmentand North-West University, South Africa
• Meeting practitioners where they are: A conversation on engaged learning in policy and management
  October 1, 2024 by Michael Macaulay8491Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand,
• Simulating lobbying: A problem based learning approach to teaching interest groups
  September 26, 2024 by David CoenUniversity College London, UK,
• Does Gen-AI have a role in public affairs education? Let’s ask ChatGPT
  August 27, 2024 by Daniel Baracskay15614Valdosta State University, USA
• Minding the gap between public administration curriculum and practice: The studio of public reasoning
  August 26, 2024 by Savaş Zafer Şahin523228Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Turkey
• Book Review: Trump and the bureaucrats: The fate of neutral competence
  August 3, 2024 by Jessica VelascoDepartment of Behavioral & Social Sciences, 41054Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TX, USA
• Assessing the integration of AI competencies in undergraduate public administration curricula in selected South African higher education institutions
  July 24, 2024 by Tinaye Des Kamukapa, Stellah Lubinga, Tyanai Masiya, Lerato Sono56410School of Public Management and Administration, University of Pretoria, South Africa