ABSTRACT Public affairs programs aim to prepare students for public service roles by teaching certain skills and reinforcing prosocial motivations. Studies provide mixed results as to whether these aims are met. What we do not know is whether public administration and public affairs programs in Asia attract students different in their job sector attitudes and sector preferences from those in Western Europe. To this end, we analyze survey data on 247 students from public affairs programs in the Netherlands and Singapore. We find no significant difference in job sector preference. However, Singaporean students display a higher level of public service motivation (PSM) and a higher preference for pecuniary rewards. This implies that public affairs programs in Asia should take into account students’ distinct motivations when designing curricula, and public affairs programs in both countries should leverage the prosocial motivation of students by enhancing their PSM through socialization during their educational experience.

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亚洲公共事务学生有什么不同？比较亚洲和荷兰大学公共事务专业学生的工作部门态度和部门偏好

摘要 公共事务课程旨在通过教授某些技能和加强亲社会动机，为学生做好公共服务角色的准备。关于这些目标是否得到满足，研究提供了不同的结果。我们不知道的是，亚洲的公共行政和公共事务课程是否吸引了与西欧学生不同的就业态度和部门偏好的学生。为此，我们分析了来自荷兰和新加坡公共事务项目的 247 名学生的调查数据。我们发现工作部门偏好没有显着差异。然而，新加坡学生表现出更高水平的公共服务动机（PSM）和对金钱奖励的更高偏好。这意味着亚洲的公共事务项目在设计课程时应考虑到学生的不同动机，