Practical research methods for nonprofit and public administrators /
O'Sullivan, Elizabethann
Practical research methods for nonprofit and public administrators / Elizabethann O' Sullivan, Gary R. Rassel, and Jocelyn DeVance Taliaferro. - Boston : Longman, 2011. - xi, 254 pages: illustrations; 23 cm.
Includes glossary and index.
Section I: Research in Nonprofit and Public Programs: The Basics -- Chapter 1: Research in Public and Nonporfit Programs: The Basics -- Chapter 2: Measurement -- Chapter 3: Ethical Treatment of Research Subjects -- Section II: Performance Measurement Systems: Their Design and Analysis -- Chapter 4: Designing Performance Measure and Monitoring Systems -- Chapter 5: Analyzing Performance Measures -- Section III: Citizen Surveys: Their Design and Analysis -- Chapter 7: Questions and Questionnaire for Surveys and Interviews -- Chapter 8: Analyzing Survey Data: Describing Relationships Among Variables -- Chapter 9: Generalizing from Survey Findings: Applying Inferential Statistics -- Chapter 10: Analyzing Interviews and Open-Ended Questions -- Section IV: Programs and Communities -- Chapter 11: Research to Evaluate Programs -- Chapter 12: Community Needs Assessment -- Chapter 13: Working with Geographic Information Systems -- Chapter 14: Communicating Findings
Organized around the four types of studies typically conducted by effective managers and programs, practical research methods for nonprofit and public administrators integrates traditional research methods topics with specific management applications. This unique text includes extensive end-of-chapter exercises highlighting the importance of qualitative methods and emphasizing practical skills managers should be able to easily and correctly apply.
9780205639465
Institutional Fund
Human services--Research--Methodology.
Social service--Research--Methodology.
Nonprofit organizations--Research--Methodology.
Public administration--Research--Methodology.
Practical research methods for nonprofit and public administrators / Elizabethann O' Sullivan, Gary R. Rassel, and Jocelyn DeVance Taliaferro. - Boston : Longman, 2011. - xi, 254 pages: illustrations; 23 cm.
Includes glossary and index.
Section I: Research in Nonprofit and Public Programs: The Basics -- Chapter 1: Research in Public and Nonporfit Programs: The Basics -- Chapter 2: Measurement -- Chapter 3: Ethical Treatment of Research Subjects -- Section II: Performance Measurement Systems: Their Design and Analysis -- Chapter 4: Designing Performance Measure and Monitoring Systems -- Chapter 5: Analyzing Performance Measures -- Section III: Citizen Surveys: Their Design and Analysis -- Chapter 7: Questions and Questionnaire for Surveys and Interviews -- Chapter 8: Analyzing Survey Data: Describing Relationships Among Variables -- Chapter 9: Generalizing from Survey Findings: Applying Inferential Statistics -- Chapter 10: Analyzing Interviews and Open-Ended Questions -- Section IV: Programs and Communities -- Chapter 11: Research to Evaluate Programs -- Chapter 12: Community Needs Assessment -- Chapter 13: Working with Geographic Information Systems -- Chapter 14: Communicating Findings
Organized around the four types of studies typically conducted by effective managers and programs, practical research methods for nonprofit and public administrators integrates traditional research methods topics with specific management applications. This unique text includes extensive end-of-chapter exercises highlighting the importance of qualitative methods and emphasizing practical skills managers should be able to easily and correctly apply.
9780205639465
Institutional Fund
Human services--Research--Methodology.
Social service--Research--Methodology.
Nonprofit organizations--Research--Methodology.
Public administration--Research--Methodology.