Brown, Mitchell creator Hale, Kathleen. text bibliography cau 2014 monographic eng

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xx, 328 p. : ill. ; 25 cm "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"-- 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 -- Mitchell Brown and Kathleen Hale. Includes bibliographical references and index. Social sciences Research Government corporations Nonprofit organizations POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration H62.B73 001.4/2 POL017000 Brown, Mitchell, 1971- San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, 2014 First edition. (DLC) 2014028782 9781118737361 (pbk) 2014022652 http://catalogimages.wiley.com/images/db/jimages/9781118737361.jpg http://catalogimages.wiley.com/images/db/jimages/9781118737361.jpg DLC 140717 20220202130949.0 18230089 eng