Research Methods in Public Administration and Nonprofit Management : Quantitative and QualitativeApproaches

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Designed for both students and practitioners, this text incorporates the latest thinking in public administration and nonprofit management. The book integrates both quantitative and qualitative approaches to research, and also provides specific instruction in the use of commonly available statistical software programs such as Excel and SPSS. Coverage includes such important topics as research design, specifying research problems, writing questions and designing questionnaires, designing and carrying out four classes of qualitative research approaches, and analyzing both quantitative and qualitative research data. The book is exceptionally well illustrated, with plentiful exhibits, tables, figures, and exercises. Change in the Second Edition New chapter on how to prepare a research proposal. Coverage of research in nonprofit organizations has been expanded throughout the book. The section on qualitative methodologies has been expanded to include action research, critical research, empowerment research, and feminist research models. Quantitative methodologies are expanded to include multivariate and nonparametric statistics. The step-by-step instructions on the use of both Excel and SPSS packages are updated to include their latest versions. These chapters have been widely acclaimed for their clarity and usefulness. Table of Contents List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes Preface to the Second Edition Introduction Part 1 Research Fundamentals I Introduction to Research Methods 2 Research Ethics: Doing the Right Thing 3 The Building Blocks of Research 4 Public Administration Research: Theory and Practice 5 Research in Nonprofit Organizations Part 2 Understanding the Research Process 6 The Eight Steps of the Research Process 7 Selecting a Research Topic 8 Choosing a Research Design 9 Putting Together a Research Proposal Part 3 Quantitative Research Strategies 10 Fundamentals of Quantitative Research 11 Introduction to Sampling 12 Writing Questions and Developing Questionnaires Part 4 Quantitative Research Methods 13 Summarizing Data with Descriptive Statistics 14 Using Tables, Charts, and Graphs 15 Research Hypotheses 16 Testing Hypotheses About Two or More Groups 17 Testing Relationships with Correlation and Regression 18 Experiments and Experimental Design 19 Nonparametric Statistics 20 Exploring Multivariate Statistics 21 Conducting Statistical Tests with SPSS Part 5 Quantitative Research Strategies and Methods 22 Introduction to Qualitative Research 23 Research Using the Case Study Approach 24 Research Using the Grounded Theory Approach 25 Research Using the Ethnographic Approach 26 Critical Research: Action Research Approaches 27 Critical Research: Empowerment and Feminist Models Part 6 Analysis and Interpretation of Qualitative Data 28Analyzing Qualitative Data 29 Analyzing Texts, Documents, and Artifacts Part 7 Preparing the Research Report 30 Writing the Research Report References Author Index Subject Index