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Teaching research methods in public administration /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schwester, Richard Wilmot, 1977- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hershey, Pennsylvania (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pa., 17033, USA) : IGI Global, [2015]
Subjects:
Public administration > Research.
Social sciences > Research.
Data analysis
Deductive research
Empirical tools
Experimentation
Mixed methods approaches
Policy analysis
Program evaluation
Research ethics
Surveying
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the tools of social science research
  • The deductive research question and literature review
  • The unit of analysis and variables
  • Measuring variables
  • Writing and delivering survey questions
  • Designing experiments
  • Existing data as a measurement tool
  • Program evaluation
  • Policy analysis
  • Qualitative and mixed-method approaches
  • Sampling
  • Practical data analysis
  • Research ethics.