Barriers to prioritising education and training for parliamentarians: Role complexity and the media
By: Lewis, Colleen.
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ArticlePublisher: 2012Description: p.699-714.Subject(s): Legislators | Training
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Parliamentary AffairsSummary: The role of parliamentarian is ill-defined. There is no job description and no agreement between MPs and the electorate to help shape reasonable expectations. In addition, today's parliamentarians are subjected to scrutiny by an insomniac media which, in many instances, is more interested in entertaining and titillating the consumers of its product than in rigorous, balanced reporting. This article suggests that education and training providers need to pay greater attention to the lack of role clarity experienced by MPs, their unpreparedness for what is a unique occupation, and the increasing demands being placed on them through social and traditional media. - Reproduced.
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 65, Issue no: 3 | Available | AR97835 |
The role of parliamentarian is ill-defined. There is no job description and no agreement between MPs and the electorate to help shape reasonable expectations. In addition, today's parliamentarians are subjected to scrutiny by an insomniac media which, in many instances, is more interested in entertaining and titillating the consumers of its product than in rigorous, balanced reporting. This article suggests that education and training providers need to pay greater attention to the lack of role clarity experienced by MPs, their unpreparedness for what is a unique occupation, and the increasing demands being placed on them through social and traditional media. - Reproduced.
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