Abstract
This chapter identifies and analyses the essential themes that need to be included in professional development and training programs for MPs, with an emphasis on the knowledge, skills, abilities and attitudes that affect the performance of the parliament within the democratic system. It canvasses the range of potential topics that could be included and the factors to be taken into account for specific programs and other aspects of program design.
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Note that attitudes have been added to knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) to which Donohue refers.
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See Acknowledgements for information about this project.
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Member of the Legislative Assembly, Parliament of Victoria, Australia, 1979–1996.
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Publications recommended to those with an interest in KSAAs for parliamentarians holding executive office include: Doogue, G. (2010); Gay, O. and T. Powell (2004b); Hutton, J. and L. Lewis (2014); Kaufman, G. (1997); Weller, P. and A. Tiernan (2010); Weller, P. and R. Williams (2010); Woodhouse, D. (1994); Gay, O. and T. Powell (2004a).
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Coghill, K. (2016). Learning to Be Learned. In: Lewis, C., Coghill, K. (eds) Parliamentarians’ Professional Development. Public Administration, Governance and Globalization, vol 16. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24181-4_5
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