reaction paper III
Binobo, Lynor Angeline N. BPA 1-2
Reaction paper: Public Administration in the Philippines Public Administration: Historical Evolution
While Public Administration gained university recognition as a field of study only after the World War II, it is as old as civilized society. It was responsible in the building of cities; in the construction of public works; and the management of the state, among others.
In Europe, where public administration has first evolved, studies in modern public administration was intended to prepare prospective public servants in Prussia for government service. In terms of scope, public administration was mainly a description of the machinery of the government, the activities of public servants and the code of conduct of public servants taught by the so-called “cameralist” professors.
After World War II, public administration was able to gain some sort of disciplinary independence from the influence of cameral sciences and administrative law. However, the strong influence of administrative law in the teaching was still felt in most Asian and Latin American countries.
In United States, it was noted that the development of public administration as a discipline was very slow. Potential public servants were not taught about courses in public administration which would make them more effective public servants.
B. PARADIGMS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
According to Nicolas Henry, the development of publicadministration can be described in terms of four (4) successive paradigms. Each of this paradigms can be described as well as differentiated in terms of their “locus”, the institutional WHERE, or based on their “focus”, the specialized WHAT of publicadministration. In these four (4) paradigms, the locus and the focus of the field might be altered or changing.
Paradigm 1: Political/Administration Dichotomy (1920-1926)
Under this paradigm, the emphasis of public administrationist the “locus”. According to Frank Goodnow and his disciples,
Reaction paper: Public Administration in the Philippines Public Administration: Historical Evolution
While Public Administration gained university recognition as a field of study only after the World War II, it is as old as civilized society. It was responsible in the building of cities; in the construction of public works; and the management of the state, among others.
In Europe, where public administration has first evolved, studies in modern public administration was intended to prepare prospective public servants in Prussia for government service. In terms of scope, public administration was mainly a description of the machinery of the government, the activities of public servants and the code of conduct of public servants taught by the so-called “cameralist” professors.
After World War II, public administration was able to gain some sort of disciplinary independence from the influence of cameral sciences and administrative law. However, the strong influence of administrative law in the teaching was still felt in most Asian and Latin American countries.
In United States, it was noted that the development of public administration as a discipline was very slow. Potential public servants were not taught about courses in public administration which would make them more effective public servants.
B. PARADIGMS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
According to Nicolas Henry, the development of publicadministration can be described in terms of four (4) successive paradigms. Each of this paradigms can be described as well as differentiated in terms of their “locus”, the institutional WHERE, or based on their “focus”, the specialized WHAT of publicadministration. In these four (4) paradigms, the locus and the focus of the field might be altered or changing.
Paradigm 1: Political/Administration Dichotomy (1920-1926)
Under this paradigm, the emphasis of public administrationist the “locus”. According to Frank Goodnow and his disciples,