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Question 1 The Interconnectedness of Reflective Public Administration and Public Administration ..... 3
QUESTION 2............................................................................................................................................ 4
QUESTION 3............................................................................................................................................ 7
QUESTION 4.......................................................................................................................................... 14
IMPORTANT NOTES TO CONSIDER ........................................................................................................ 17
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Question 1 The Interconnectedness of Reflective Public
Administration and Public Administration
Reflective Public Administration and Public Administration are intricately linked, each
playing a vital role in the functioning of the other. Reflective Public Administration
involves critical analysis and introspection, allowing for the evaluation and
improvement of administrative processes. On the other hand, Public Administration
encompasses the practical implementation of policies and the management of public
resources.
Without Reflective Public Administration, Public Administration would lack the
necessary introspection and adaptation to effectively serve the public. Conversely,
without Public Administration, Reflective Public Administration would lack the practical
context and real-world application necessary for meaningful analysis and
improvement. Studies of Public Administration are supposed to increase students’
abilities as practitioners of public administration. Therefore, Public Administration
should add value to public administration which is the subject matter of Public
Administration. Without public administration there can be no Public Administration
The dual relationship exists between Public Administration and its metatheory,
Reflective Public Administration. Studies of Reflective Public Administration are
supposed to increase the abilities of students to practice Public Administration.
Reflective Public Administration should add value to Public Administration which is the
subject matter of Reflective Public Administration. Therefore, without Public
Administration there can be no Reflective Public Administration. To put this plainly,
Reflective Public Administration is that part of Theory of Science that focuses on Public
Administration
This relationship between Public Administration and Reflective Public Administration
is centered of crucial pragmatics of these concepts. Firstly, there is Public
administration as a practice which entails the activities of appointed officials in the
public sphere and Public Administration as a practice and entails the activities of
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