O Analyzing the Specialization Program in Advanced Public Management of the Santa Catarina School of Government Foundation through models of public administration: a perspective from the alumni

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Abstract

This study explores the prevailing trend, regarding Public Administration models, observed in the
training of public management specialists, based on the perspective of alumni of the program of
advanced public management (GPA) of the State of Santa Catarina’s (Brazil) school of government
(ENA). The work adopts exploratory and descriptive research with a qualitative and quantitative
approach. The methodological procedures included bibliographic research, documentary analysis,
and a survey with alumni of the program GPA/ENA. The analysis of the data collected considered
the categories: managerial practices, the role of the public servant, responsiveness, administrative
functions, public policy, accountability, public interest, and types of coproduction. The results show
that the alumni of GPA/ENA suggest a prevalence of the following Public Administration models:
New Public Management – in the analytical categories managerial practices, the role of the public servant, responsiveness, administrative functions, public policy, and accountability; Bureaucratic Model – in the category managerial practices; and Emergent Models – in the categories public interest, and types of coproduction. From the alumni perspective, their training tends to align
with the practices associated with the New Public Management, emphasizing technical over political preparation. Therefore, considering the objective of the government of Santa Catarina’s
administration school (ENA) it is necessary to implement innovations in teaching practices to
connect students with emergent models of public administration. This study may subsidize future
research, and its results can be used to improve public servants’ training.