The Study of Ethics in the P. A. Curriculum

The purpose of this article is to suggest a method for integrating the study of ethics into a public administration curriculum. Although the Watergate scandals succeeded in transforming ethics into a growth industry, it might be unwise to put too much stress on Watergate in discussing future curriculum developments. An obvious reason for this caution is that the primary offenders in Watergate were officials who were either elected or politically appointed rather than career bureaucrats.