Parliamentarians’ Professional Development: The Need For Reform (public Administration, Governance And Globalization)
by Ken Coghill /
2015 / English / PDF
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This book addresses the education and training of Members of
Parliament (MPs). It examines existing training programs offered
in various countries around the world, evaluates their strengths
and weaknesses and makes recommendations for a new approach,
which aligns the professional development of MPs to 21st century
requirements. Contributors address the role of parliamentarians,
how to prepare them for their multi-faceted functions, the
importance of ethics in any program, the requirement for more
sophisticated adult learning approaches, human resource
implications and the need to reform existing education and
training models. The book will appeal to scholars in the
fields of political science, adult education and human resource
management, as well as to parliamentarians interested in
enhancing their skills so as to perform more efficiently and
effectively.
This book addresses the education and training of Members of
Parliament (MPs). It examines existing training programs offered
in various countries around the world, evaluates their strengths
and weaknesses and makes recommendations for a new approach,
which aligns the professional development of MPs to 21st century
requirements. Contributors address the role of parliamentarians,
how to prepare them for their multi-faceted functions, the
importance of ethics in any program, the requirement for more
sophisticated adult learning approaches, human resource
implications and the need to reform existing education and
training models. The book will appeal to scholars in the
fields of political science, adult education and human resource
management, as well as to parliamentarians interested in
enhancing their skills so as to perform more efficiently and
effectively.