Research Methods for Public Administrators
by O'Sullivan, Elizabethann; Rassel, Gary R.Edition: 3rd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-02-01
Publisher(s): Taylor & Francis
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Summary
A practice-oriented, accessible text, Research Methods for Public Administrators introduces students to the methodological tools administrators and policy analysts use to conduct research. Practical and comprehensive coverage of the entire research process includes step-by-step instructions that focus on the most commonly used research techniques as well as numerous illustrative examples.
Table of Contents
| Beginning a Research Project: The Preliminary Steps | |
| Designs for Description | |
| Designs for Explanation | |
| Measuring Variables | |
| Sampling | |
| Contacting and Talking to Subjects | |
| Data Collection: Questions and Questionnaires | |
| Protection of Human Research Subjects and Other Ethical Issues | |
| Secondary Data Analysis: Finding and Analyzing Existing Data | |
| Combining Indicators: Index Construction | |
| Univariate Analysis | |
| Examining Relationships among Variables: Tests of Statistical Significance | |
| Examining Relationships among Variables: Contingency Tables | |
| Regression Analysis and Correlation | |
| Communicating Findings and Completing the Project | |
| Glossary | |
| Index | |
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