Building student engagement through co-production and curriculum co-design in public administration programmes

Elliott, I. C., Robson, I. and Dudau, A. (2021) Building student engagement through co-production and curriculum co-design in public administration programmes. Teaching Public Administration, 39(3), pp. 318-336. (doi: 10.1177/0144739420968862)

Abstract

Public administration as a field of work and study offers a theoretically rich yet practical tool to enact student engagement and the ideal of students-as-partners: the principles of service co-creation. Public administration, as an interdisciplinary and applied field, promoting and reflecting democratic principles, is a good source of tools for practice. As such we expect it to be particularly suitable for curriculum co-design principles. Our research sets potential benefits and challenges in facilitating a co-designed curriculum for public administration programmes. In doing so we make the case for more co-design and co-production of teaching as a tool to achieve enhanced understanding of these concepts and greater student engagement.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Dudau, Professor Adina
• Authors: Elliott, I. C., Robson, I., and Dudau, A.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management
• Journal Name: Teaching Public Administration
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• ISSN: 0144-7394
• ISSN (Online): 2047-8720
• Published Online: 29 October 2020
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2020 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Teaching Public Administration 39(3): 318-336
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License