A Pandemic's Reminder: The Public Service Vocation Is at the Heart of Our Field

Autor/in	Vogel, Morgan D.
Titel	A Pandemic's Reminder: The Public Service Vocation Is at the Heart of Our Field
Quelle	In: Journal of Public Affairs Education, 28 (2022) 1, S.80-90 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Vogel, Morgan D.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1523-6803
DOI	10.1080/15236803.2021.1921343
Schlagwörter	Public Service Occupations; Public Affairs Education; Role; Motivation; Career Choice + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rollen; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch)
Abstract	As the COVID-19 pandemic threatens American lives and disrupts daily routines, we continue to see front-line public servants step forward to battle the virus with persistence. Given the increasingly polarized COVID environment, the natural inclination is to ask: what is motivating these public servants to persevere in their work despite the chaotic circumstances of this pandemic? For many public servants, the public service vocation is their reason -- the collective ethos that binds public servants together in creating a purpose-driven and action-oriented life. This essay encourages public service educators to adopt vocation as a motivational lens in their classrooms to help students understand the true meaning of public service work. Vocation is not a new concept for public service that simply emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic; rather, the pandemic serves as a focusing event to remind scholars and students that the public service vocation is at the heart of our field. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01