Presentation of a school of government model through a comparative study of selected schools

Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to promote governance quality by presenting a school of government model. Design/methodology/approach To this end, seven schools were selected from among 25 outstanding existing schools of government by purposive sampling. Subsequently, these schools were carefully examined and categorized into primary and support processes through a comparative study and the categorical content analysis approach. Findings The resulting four primary processes of education, research and agenda-setting, discourse-making and networking, and training and cadre-building, and the five sub-systems of schools of government were extracted. The outputs of the school of government model were classified into the three categories of training cadres experienced in public policy and administration, discourse-making and influencing the environment and theorizing. Finally, the extracted categories were approved by the relevant experts through the fuzzy Delphi method. Originality/value This paper can contribute to the training of policymakers and policy researchers, as well as to the establishment, and more effective management, of schools of government.