Research methods for public administrators / Gail Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Gail, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration--Research--Methodology.

Public administration.

Public administration--Research.

Physical Description:

xii, 267 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, CT : Quorum Books, [2002]

Summary:

A simple, straightforward presentation of the concepts, methods, and tools of research in the public sector, emphasizing the "how" of research--how to do it, how to make sense of it--all in one reader-friendly volume stripped of arcane theory and impenetrable mathematics.

Contents:

1. Introduction: Research Methods for Public Administrators 1

3. What Is Your Question? 27

4. Designing a Research Study 39

5. Choosing Measures 59

6. Data Collection: Observation and Available Data 71

7. Data Collection: Surveys and Focus Groups 89

8. Sampling Demystified 105

9. Data Analysis for Description 117

10. Data Analysis: Exploring Relationships 137

11. Data Analysis Using Inferential Statistics 163

C. Merit Principles Survey 2000 213

D. 2000 Citizen Survey Results 231.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-260) and index.

ISBN:

156720449X

OCLC:

48559181