Public Administration Theory and Practice Connection in Taiwan: An Empirical Study

台灣公共行政理論和應用關係之實證研究

10.6635/cpar.1993.2(3).02

孫同文(Tung-Wei Sun)

理論和應用的關係 ； 知識應用 ； Theory-practice connection ； Knowledge utilization

中國行政評論

2卷3期（1993 / 06 / 01）

15 - 38

英文

本文旨在針對影響國內公共行政理論之應用的因素，做實證性的探討。資料的來源是依據1990年在臺灣所做的人份問卷調查。雖然大多數的受訪者在行政知識的應用上曾有良好的經驗，本文研究的結果顯示受訪者對於經過那些管道和方法以獲得行政理論卻沒有定論。外在的知識傳播管道（例如學會和期刊）的功能不彰。同時，許多行政機關內部的因素（例如訓練、資源、和授權等的不足）也都阻礙了行政知識的應用。國內學者和行政人員或許在許多方面有著不同的意見。然而相互瞭解，從而減低雙方的差異程度應該是增進國內行政知識的應用所應該努力的方向。

This empirical study examines factors affecting public administration theory practice connection, on the basis of data revealed from a 1990 survey administered in Taiwan.Although majority of the respondents indicate of having positive experience in applying administrative knowledge to actual problem solving, it is not clear through what means such knowledge is transferred. The function of external agents (i.e., professional association and journals) is limited, and the barriers to knowledge utilization are primarily internal to the administrative agency (i.e., training, resources, and authority). On many aspects, Taiwan public administration scholars and practitioners differ. Efforts to improve theory-practice connection should focus on enhancing mutual understanding between these two communities.