Handbook of Research Methods in Public Administration

ISBN-13: 9780849353840 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 992 str.

Miller J. Miller; Gerald J. Miller; Kaifeng Yang

Opis

Explores how systematic research methods could aid in understanding traditional questions in public administration as well as theoretical and practical questions. This book offers encyclopedic treatment of research designs with case studies; surveys research designs used in public administration and relates these designs to analytical methods.

Spis treści

Theory-based Public administration inquiry
The Logic of Inquiry in the Field of Public Administration, N.M. Riccucci
Theory, H.T. Miller
Dealing with Multiple Paradigms in Public Administration Research, K. Yang, Y. Zhang, and M. Holzer
Where Do Research Questions Come From And How Are They Developed? S.J. Yeager
Writing a Literature Review: The Art of Scientific Literature, D.A. Bearfield and W.S. Eller
Research design
Purpose and Significance of Research Design, J.B. Justice
The Research Problem, Method, and Serendipity: One Investigator's Journey, J.S. Bowman
Threats to Validity in Research Designs, N.A. Giannatasio
The Responsible Conduct of Social Research, P. Coontz
Qualitative Research Methods, V. Gabrielian, K. Yang, and S. Spice
Comparative Research in Public Administration: A Historical-Institutionalist Perspective, R.S. Kravchuk
Legal Research Methods, J. Beckett
Measurement and data collection
Describing and Measuring Phenomena in Public Administration, L.T. Hu & D. Olshfski
Sampling and Data Collection, A. Northrop and S. Arsneault
Using the Survey as an Instrument of Inquiry in Research, S.R. Majumdar
Questionnaire Construction, D. Robbins
Collecting Survey Data via Telephone: A Primer, R.W. Schwester
Obtaining Archival and Other Existing Records, S.J. Piotrowski
Data management
General Issues in Data Management, R.K. Chavda
Constructing Data Sets and Manipulating Data, C. Scavo
Managing Large-Scale Electronic Data for Public Administration Research: An Information System Approach, Y.C. Chen
Basic quantitative analysis
Introduction to Data Analysis, K.Chavda
Applying Matrix Algebra in Statistical Analysis, S.R. Majumdar
Univariate Analysis, C. Mo
Statistics for Nominal and Ordinal Data, M. Margolis
Analysis of Variance, C. Cirincione
Linear Correlation and Regression, L.R. Alm and S.G. Mason
Advanced quantitative analysis
Multivariate Regression Analysis, E.A. Graddy and L. Wang
Multivariate Techniques for Dichotomous Dependent Variables: An Application to Public Policy, M.C. Shelley
Identifying Dimensions and Types in Public Administration Research: Introduction to Principal Component Analysis, Factor Analysis and Other Clustering Techniques, G. Julnes
Confirmatory Factor Analysis: A Practical Introduction, D.H. Coursey
Introduction to Panel Data Analysis: Concepts and Practices, T.H. Eom, S.H. Lee, and H. Xu
Forecasting Methods for Serial Data, D. Williams
Other techniques
Data Envelopment Analysis for Performance Assessment and Decision-Making: An Introduction, P. De Lancer Julnes
Content Analysis, C.C. Bowen and W.M. Bowen
Meta-Analysis, C.C. Bowen
Q Methodology, S.R. Brown, D.W. Durning, and S.Selden
Methods of Network Analysis, S.A. Andrew and R.C. Feiock
Economic Modeling, R.J. Hy and J.R. Wollscheid
Grounded Analysis: Going Beyond Description to Derive Theory from Qualitative Data, R. Brower and H.S. Jeong
Research Methods Using Geographic Information Systems, A. Haque
Reporting, presentation, and teaching
Presenting Quantitative Research Results, J.E. Miller
Styles of Scholarship in Public Administration, K. Farmbry and L. Bennett
Making the Translation: Strategies for Effective Data Presentation, M. Holzer, K. Kloby, and A. Manoharan
Influencing the Policy Process and Making Reports Usable to Citizens, K. Callahan
Applying for Research Grants, N. De Haan

O autorze

Camille P. Roman, Sondra Brandler, Gerald J. Miller, Kaifeng Yang