The Role of Critical Thinking in Reshaping Public Administration Education: A Framework for Innovation

Public administration education plays an important role in social governance in contemporary society with rapid development of globalization and information technology. In the face of the increasing complexity and challenge of public administration, public administration education has to innovate and adapt to new requirements. In this context, cultivation of critical thinking is widely recognized as the key to improve public administration education effectiveness. Based on Bruner’s constructivism theory, this research explored how to promote the active construction and practical application of knowledge by integrating critical thinking and reshape the teaching and learning processes of public administration education. The aim of this research was to fill the gap between theoretical and practical research on the combination of critical thinking and public administration education in existing literature and to provide a systematic framework for educators and policy makers to better understand and play the role of critical thinking in public administration education.