Drawing on recent advances in the social sciences, this volume shows how rigorous, theory-based empirical research can help improve the management of public policies and programs--and how better governance can lead to better performance.
These original essays demonstrate how better data and improved statistical techniques have allowed researchers to construct more complex models of governance processes and thereby assess the effects of many variables on policy and program outcomes. They present useful research results that illuminate such issues as automatic grade advancement in...
Drawing on recent advances in the social sciences, this volume shows how rigorous, theory-based empirical research can help improve the management ...
Policymakers and public managers around the world have become preoccupied with the question of how their goals can be achieved in a way that rebuilds public confidence in government. Yet because public policies and programs increasingly are being administered through a complicated web of jurisdictions, agencies, and public-private partnerships, evaluating their effectiveness is more difficult than in the past. Though social scientists possess insightful theories and powerful methods for conducting empirical research on governance and public management, their work is too often fragmented...
Policymakers and public managers around the world have become preoccupied with the question of how their goals can be achieved in a way that rebuil...
The unique emphasis of this book is on the "how-to"-that is, the set of conceptual and active tasks carried out by mixed methods researchers-illustrated with rich case studies, primarily from the authors' own policy research and programme evaluation work. The challenges that both beginners and advanced scholars encounter when doing mixed methods research and the kinds of practical tools available are examined. All of the chapters conclude with questions that help readers to integrate and apply concepts and techniques to their own work.
The unique emphasis of this book is on the "how-to"-that is, the set of conceptual and active tasks carried out by mixed methods researchers-illustrat...
