Understanding Research Methods: A Guide for the Public and Nonprofit Manager,

Description: About this productProduct InformationManagers and administrators in the public-policy and nonprofit sectors rely heavily on analytical skills to quickly pore through a massive amount of research. They dissect it and apply specific, useful data that can inform critical policy changes and help them improve their organization's overall performance and financial position. To master this vital role, it is imperative that they and their staff learn to be more efficient at collecting, analyzing and evaluating research material, by discovering how to ask the right questions and quickly discern valuable information from useless data. A Blueprint to Streamline Every Aspect of the Research Process Focusing on the entire research process from start to finish, the compact but comprehensive Understanding Research Methods: A Guide for the Public and Nonprofit Manager explores the research designs and analytical tools that are the foundation for decision-making. Relying more on concepts and analysis than on mathematics, this text provides insight into the definition, process, importance, and capabilities of research - addressing the topic from the perspectives of both the producer of data and the consumer who evaluates its usefulness. Broken down into three sections, the book: Gives an overview of the research process, the construction of measures, and research ethics Elaborates on planning a research method, presenting common research designs used by practitioners and the most useful, popular ways to collect data Focuses on tools available to analyze and then communicate data - specifically univariate and bivariate analyses This versatile text is intended for dual uses - as a textbook for graduate and undergraduate students in public and nonprofit administration and public policy, and as a practical guide for the average administrator. Both groups will learn how to develop proper research questions, define specific research purposes, and form hypotheses that avoid confusion in measurement and analysis. Imparting basic practical knowledge, it outlines effective approaches to gather accurate, relevant information and then effectively interpret and communicate it.Product IdentifiersPublisherRoutledgeISBN-101574445855ISBN-139781574445855eBay Product ID (ePID)50930454Product Key FeaturesAuthorDonijo RobbinsPublication NameUnderstanding Research Methods : a Guide for the Public and Nonprofit ManagerFormatHardcoverLanguageEnglishPublication Year2008SeriesPublic Administration and Public Policy Ser.TypeTextbookNumber of Pages306 PagesDimensionsItem Length9.6in.Item Height1in.Item Width6.5in.Item Weight20 OzAdditional Product FeaturesLc Classification NumberH62Table of ContentIntroduction to Research Research Overview of Book The Research Process The Purpose of Research Development of Research Focus Variable Construction Characteristics of Measurements The Development of Variables Reliability Validity Research Ethics Ethics in the Research Process Protection of Human Subjects Research Designs Validity Research Designs Threats to Validity Data Collection Primary Sources Secondary Sources Sampling Some Definitions Sample Selection Sample Size Error Reaching Respondents and Improving Response Rates Appendices Questionnaire Construction Question Wording Question Structure Response Formats for Closed Questions Questionnaire Layout Cover Letters Final Stages Coding and Managing Data The Codebook Coding Database Management Descriptive Data Analysis Central Tendency: Finding the Most, Middle, or Average Measures of Dispersion Graphics Calculating Descriptive Statistics and Creating the Graphics Bivariate Statistics Testing for Relationships Cross Tabulations Difference of Means Analysis of Variance Correlation Communicating Research Results The Components of a Research Paper Presenting Tables and GraphicsCopyright Date2009Target AudienceCollege AudienceTopicGeneral, ResearchLccn2008-043631Dewey Decimal658.4/034Dewey Edition22IllustratedYesGenreSocial Science, Political Science

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