02770cam a2200409 i 4500 18230089 OSt 20220202130949.0 140717s2014 caua b 001 0 eng 2014022652 9781118737361 (pbk) DLC eng DLC rda DLC pcc H62.B73 001.4/2 23 POL017000 bisacsh Brown, Mitchell, Applied research methods in public and nonprofit organizations. / Mitchell Brown and Kathleen Hale. San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, 2014. xx, 328 p. : ill. ; 25 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Introduction -- Research basics: what do we want to know and why? -- Overview and context of the research process -- Applied research questions, literature and theory -- Applied research designs -- Data collection: where and how can we gather information?: Qualitative data collection in the field -- Survey research -- Analyzing data and communicating about them: what do they mean? how can they be used? -- Writing and presentations -- "This book examines applied research methods in public and nonprofit organizations by taking an integrative approach to applied research, emphasizing design, data collection, and analysis. Common case studies across chapters illustrate the everyday nature of research, and practical exercises reinforce concepts across all sections of the text. The authors include forms and formats for data collection and analysis, plus writing excerpts that demonstrate results reporting and presentation. The book is intended for students and practitioners of public administration, public policy, and nonprofit management"-- Provided by publisher. Social sciences Research. Government corporations. Nonprofit organizations. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration. bisacsh Hale, Kathleen. Online version: Brown, Mitchell, 1971- Introduction to applied research in public and nonprofit organizations First edition. San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, 2014 9781118904503 (DLC) 2014028782 Cover image http://catalogimages.wiley.com/images/db/jimages/9781118737361.jpg 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 8588 16088 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-KL WIUC-KL GEN 2019-10-21 WIUC H62.B73 K/156/156/19 2022-02-02 00:00:00 1 2022-02-02 BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-KL WIUC-KL GEN 2019-10-21 WIUC 0 H62.B731 K/157/157/19 2022-02-02 00:00:00 2 2022-02-02 BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-KL WIUC-KL GEN 2019-10-21 WIUC 0 H62.B732 K/158/158/19 2022-02-02 00:00:00 3 2022-02-02 BK