The university as a school of governance: identifying archetypes for the study of the learning of ethical competencies

Abstract

The main purpose of this work is to identify a series of archetypes or pure types for the study of profiles in the field of Public Administration. For this purpose, a survey was distributed to 4th year students of a Double Degree program of Law and Political Science and Administration in the 2021-2022 academic year. The data were processed using the CAQDAS program MAXQDA 2022 and were used to carry out discourse analysis and generate clusters. The results of the study identified three pure types or models of perceptions of corruption and possible alternative solutions: the first encompasses those that emphasize the individual and relational perspective, those that focus on cultural and social aspects, and the lack of efficiency in the public sector. Although each model endorses different measures to fight corruption, they all point to the importance of improving information and education as tools to overcome political disaffection.