Research Methods for Public Administrators
United States Edition
5th Edition
Published on 4. July 2007
Book
Mixed media product
512 pages
978-0-321-43137-0 (ISBN)
Description
This accessible text offers an abundance of engaging examples and provides step-by-step instructions to illustrate common research methods and techniques, providing students and future administrators with a sound foundation in model building, research design, measurement, and sampling. The book's statistical section focuses on correct use and interpretation of commonly used statistics, including linear regression.
The book's overall aim is to develop effective, efficient research skills among future public administrators so that they will be better policy makers. It accomplishes this not only by providing a solid foundation in technique, but also by developing an awareness of the ethical issues associated with conducting research and reporting findings.
The book's overall aim is to develop effective, efficient research skills among future public administrators so that they will be better policy makers. It accomplishes this not only by providing a solid foundation in technique, but also by developing an awareness of the ethical issues associated with conducting research and reporting findings.
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Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-321-43137-0 (9780321431370)
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Elizabethann O'Sullivan | Gary R. Rassel | Maureen Berner
Research Methods for Public Administrators
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Content
Preface
Chapter 1: Beginning a Research Project: The Preliminary Steps
Chapter 2: Designs for Description
Chapter 3: Designs for Explanation
Chapter 4: Measuring Variables
Chapter 5: Sampling
Chapter 6: Contacting and Talking to Subjects
Chapter 7: Data Collection: Questions and Questionnaires
Chapter 8: Protection of Human Research Subjects and Other Ethical Issues
Chapter 9: Secondary Data Analysis: Finding and Analyzing Existing Data
Chapter 10: Combining Indicators: Index Construction
Chapter 11: Univariate Analysis
Chapter 12: Examining Relationships among Variables: Tests of Statistical Significance
Chapter 13: Examining Relationships among Variables: Contingency Tables with Measures of Association, Analysis of Variance
Chapter 14: Regression Analysis and Correlation
Chapter 15: Communicating Findings and Completing the Project
Glossary
Index
Chapter 1: Beginning a Research Project: The Preliminary Steps
Chapter 2: Designs for Description
Chapter 3: Designs for Explanation
Chapter 4: Measuring Variables
Chapter 5: Sampling
Chapter 6: Contacting and Talking to Subjects
Chapter 7: Data Collection: Questions and Questionnaires
Chapter 8: Protection of Human Research Subjects and Other Ethical Issues
Chapter 9: Secondary Data Analysis: Finding and Analyzing Existing Data
Chapter 10: Combining Indicators: Index Construction
Chapter 11: Univariate Analysis
Chapter 12: Examining Relationships among Variables: Tests of Statistical Significance
Chapter 13: Examining Relationships among Variables: Contingency Tables with Measures of Association, Analysis of Variance
Chapter 14: Regression Analysis and Correlation
Chapter 15: Communicating Findings and Completing the Project
Glossary
Index