Applied Research Methods in Public and Nonprofit Organizations

• Autore: Brown Mitchell
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, : Wiley, 2014
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Disciplina: 352.3
• Soggetto topico: Nonprofit organizations -- Management; Organizational behavior; Public administration
• Classificazione: POL017000
• Altri autori: HaleKathleen
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Applied Research Methods in Public and Nonprofit Organizations; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; The Authors; Introduction; Integrating Case Studies into Learning About Applied Research Methods; The Cases; Community Garden Initiative: Exploring Community Interest in Local Food Projects; Statewide Needs Assessment: Understanding the Status of Aging Women; Election Administration and Technology: Understanding the Implementation and Implications of Election Policy Decisions ; National Program Evaluation: Domestic Violence Prevention and Faith-Based and Community OrganizationsCriminal Justice Policy Reform: Exploring Innovation Across Sectors; Structure of the Book and Message to Instructors; Part One: Research Basics: What Do We Want to Know and Why?; Chapter One: Overview and Context of the Research Process; The Research Process; The Applied Research Context; Public Administration, Nonprofit Studies, and Other Subfields; Information Literacy; Information Quality and Types of Sources; Finding High-Quality Information ; Values, Beliefs, and Certainty in Applied DisciplinesGrand Theory and Theories of the Middle Range; Case Comparisons; Ethics and Institutional Review Boards; Specific Concerns for Public Administration and Nonprofit Studies; Decision Trees; Applied Research Project Planning; Typical IRB Review Considerations; Conclusion; Overview of the Book; Chapter Support Materials; Chapter One Relevant Articles; Chapter One Discussion Questions; Chapter One Practice Assignments; Chapter One Linked Assignments; Chapter One Link to Online Assignments ; Chapter Two: Applied Research Questions, Literature, and TheoryAsking Good Research Questions; Case Illustrations of Research Questions; Research Questions and Sponsored Research; Case Illustrations of Research Questions in Sponsored Research; Using Literature and Building Theory; The Literature Review; Literature Sources; Literature Searches; A Note About Citations; Theory Building; Developing Research Expectations and Hypotheses; Theories of Change and Logic Models; Theories of Change; Logic Models; Steps for Development of Theories of Change; Decision Tree ; Decisions About Applied Research and Using a Theory of ChangeConclusion; Chapter Support Materials; Chapter Two Relevant Articles; Chapter Two Discussion Questions; Chapter Two Practice Assignments; Chapter Two: Linked Assignment; Chapter Two Link to Online Assignments; Chapter Three: Applied Research Designs; General Parameters of Design; Major Design Types; Experimental Design; Quasi-Experimental Design; Nonexperimental Design; Case Illustrations of Research Design Approaches; Sampling; Random or Probability Sampling; Nonrandom or Nonprobability Sampling; Sample Size ; Case Illustrations of Sampling Approaches
• Sommario/riassunto: A complete guide to applied research, featuring original data and detailed case studies Applied Research Methods in Public and Nonprofit Organizations takes 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 book includes forms and formats for data collection and analysis, plus writing excerpts that demonstrate results reporting and presentation. The accompanying instructor''s guide features
• Titolo autorizzato: Applied Research Methods in Public and Nonprofit Organizations
• ISBN: 1-118-90450-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819142503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II