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Undergraduates and Public Service Motivation

Student Motivation Literature • Student Attributes • Existing Motivation (Katt and Condly 2009) • Extrinsic Rewards (Davis et al. 2006) • Teacher Behaviors • Immediacy (Edwards et al. 2008; Gorham and Christophel 1992) • Clarity (Houser 2006; Katt and Condly 2009) • Humor (Edwards et al. 2008) • Out-of-Class Communication (Jaasma and Koper 1999; Jones 2008; and Mazer et al. 2007) • Technology (Mazer et al. 2007)

Public Service Motivation Four component scale(Perry 1996): Attraction to Policy Making Commitment to Public Interest Compassion Self-sacrifice

Discussion Literature has tested the model with current public servants Some studies have attempted to test PSM in MPA Propose to test the model in undergraduates

Conclusion and Questions