Paper Title
The Study of Expectation of Graduating Students, Graduate Students And Employers of Graduate Students for Revisecourse of Study of Master of Public Administration Program
Abstract
This research has 4 objectivities which were (1) to study the graduating students’ expectations toward master of
Public Administration program in public policy of department of Political Science in the faculty of Social Science
Srinakharinwirot University (2) to study the graduate students’ expectations toward Master of Public Administration
Program (3) to study the employers’ expectations toward Master of Public Administration Program and (4) to study the
summary’ implementation toward Master of Public Administration Program. There were 25 key informants. The open ended
questionnaire and workshop record data form was research tool. By using the content analysis in “philosophy”, “required
subject” and “group of elective subject” of this program.The results of this study indicated that
The graduating students’ expectations toward Master of Public Administration Program: in philosophy (the publicness
issue), in Required Subject(about public policy) and in Group of Elective Subject of this program (social policy and the city).
1) The graduate students’ expectations toward Master of Public Administration Program in philosophy (the public
awareness), in Required Subject(more basic research subjects) and in Group of Elective Subject of this program (relevance
with the field of political science).
2) The employers’ expectations toward Master of Public Administration Program in philosophy (knowledge
application), inRequired Subject(the policy and strategic management) and in Group of Elective Subject of this program
(relevance withsocial issuein the present time).
3) The summary’ implementation toward Master of Public Administration Program in philosophy (can be apply
knowledge),in Required Subject(new 4 subjects) and in Group of Elective Subject of this program (set a new group of
study).
Keyword- expectation; Master of Public Administration Program