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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255311803321

Titolo

Parliamentarians’ Professional Development [[electronic resource] ] : The Need for Reform / / edited by Colleen Lewis, Ken Coghill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-24181-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 p.)

Collana

Public Administration, Governance and Globalization ; ; 16

Disciplina

320

Soggetti

Comparative politics

Public administration

School management and organization

School administration

Professional education

Vocational education

Personnel management

Lifelong learning

Adult education

Comparative Politics

Public Administration

Administration, Organization and Leadership

Professional & Vocational Education

Human Resource Management

Lifelong Learning/Adult Education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements -- Part I: Human Resource Perspective -- Part II: The State of Play: Where to from Here -- Part III: International Case Studies -- Part IV: Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

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.