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100			_aO'Sullivan, Elizabethann _9987
245	1		_aPractical research methods for nonprofit and public administrators / _cElizabethann O' Sullivan, Gary R. Rassel, and Jocelyn DeVance Taliaferro.
260			_aBoston : _bLongman, _c2011.
270			_pGolden Books Services, Inc. _aSuites 706-707 First Marcel Tower, 926 Araneta Avenue _bQuezon City _dPhilippines _k741 0854; 411 6752 _l741 0855
300			_axi, 254 pages: _billustrations; _g23 cm.
500			_aIncludes glossary and index. _bO' Sullivan, E., Rassel, G. R., & Taliaferro, J. D. (2011). Practical research methods for nonprofit and public administrators. Boston : Longman
505			_aSection 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
520			_aOrganized 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.
650			_aHuman services _xResearch _xMethodology. _916360
650			_aSocial service _xResearch _xMethodology. _916361
650			_aNonprofit organizations _xResearch _xMethodology. _916362
650			_aPublic administration _xResearch _xMethodology. _916363
700			_aRassel, Gary R. (Gary Raymond), 1944- _9992
700			_aTaliaferro, Jocelyn DeVance. _9993
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