This study aims to explore whether an introductory undergraduate course in Public Administration might be an appropriate educational tool for enhancing public service motivation (PSM) among undergraduate students. A quasi-experimental design involves surveying participants both before and after the intervention (taking an Introduction to Public Administration course) to examine whether their levels of PSM increase as a result of the intervention. The hypotheses were tested by comparing 96 students exposed to an intervention (experimental group) with 166 students who were not exposed (control group). There was no significant change in the total score of PSM and its individual dimensions before and after the intervention in both groups, and so the Introduction to Public Administration course was not effective in enhancing the level of PSM. The implications and limitations of this quasi-experiment are also discussed.

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公共行政与公共服务动机的本科教育：入门课程干预的准实验

本研究旨在探讨公共管理入门本科课程是否可能是提高本科生公共服务动机 (PSM) 的合适教育工具。准实验设计包括在干预之前和之后对参与者进行调查（参加公共管理入门课程），以检查他们的 PSM 水平是否因干预而增加。通过比较 96 名接受干预的学生（实验组）与 166 名未接受干预的学生（对照组）来检验这些假设。干预前后两组PSM总分及其个体维度均无显着变化，因此公共管理概论课程对提高PSM水平没有效果。