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Liza Ceciel van Jaarsveld

Ph.D., associate professor, University of South Africa, Republic of South Africa.

Liza Ceciel van Jaarsveldt is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Management at UNISA. Her academic career started when she received a BA degree from the University of Pretoria in 1996 and obtained a BA (Hons) in Public Administration at the same university in 1997. In 2000 she received a Diploma from the Erasmus University in the Netherlands and the Technikon Pretoria for completing a course in Safer and Healthier Cities. In 2003 she received a MA degree in Public Administration from the University of Pretoria. The title of her dissertation was: “Web-based training in Public Administration in South Africa: Principles and considerations”. In 2011 she completed a Dlitt et Phil in Public Administration at the University of South Africa (UNISA). The title of her thesis was: “Information technology competence in undergraduate Public Administration curricula”.

E-mail: Vjaarlc@unisa.ac.za

Website:  http://www.unisa.ac.za/Default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=16626

Notable works:

• va Rooyen E.J., van Jaarsveldt L.C. A South African developmental perspective on e-government // Journal of Public Administration. 2003. Vol. 38.
• Wessels J.S., van Jaarsveldt L.C. The role of higher education in developing and retaining the best for the public service — a South African perspective // POLITEIA — Journal for Political Science and Public Administration. 2007. Vol. 26 (2).
• van Jaarsveldt L.C. The need for public administration education to improve service delivery in the Information Society // Journal of Public Administration. 2008. Vol. 43 (2.1).
• van Jaarsveldt L.C. Human capacity building through Public Administration Education at UNISA // Journal of Public Administration. 2009. Vol. 44 (1.1).
• van Jaarsveldt L.C. An evaluation of a developmental programme for young academics at the University of South Africa // Commonwealth Youth and Development. 2010. Vol. 8 (1).
• van Jaarsveldt L.C. Information technology skills for the South African Public Service // Administratio Publica. 2010. Vol. 18. Issue 4.
• van Jaarsveldt L.C., Wessels J.S. ‘n Besinning oor tegnologie in Publieke Administrasie // Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe. 2011. Jaargang 51. Nommer 3.
• van Jaarsveldt L.C., Wessels J.S. The application of Web 2.0 technologiess by the South African Government // Administratio Publica. 2011. Vol. 19. Issue 4.
• Sadler E., van Jaarsveldt L.C. An evaluation of a young academic development programme at the University of South Africa // Commonwealth Youth and Development. 2012. Vol. 10. Issue 2.
• Hassen T.H., van Jaarsveldt L.C. An overview of Public Administration education and training programmes to improve policy capacity in the Ethiopian civil service // Administratio Publica. 2013. Vol. 21. Issue 4.
• van Jaarsveldt L.C., Wessels J.S. Information Technology Competence in Undergradaute Public Administration Curricula at South African Universities // International Review of Administrative Science. 2015. Vol. 81 (2).