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Klappentext Debuting in its first edition! Practical Research Methods for Nonprofit and Public Administrators provides professionally-oriented students with in-depth attention to applications. This new text contains explicit links to the four major research applications and strategic management values while covering data analysis techniques. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis SECTION I. Research in Nonprofit and Public Programs: The Basics Chapter 1. Research in Public and Nonprofit 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 Measures and Monitoring Systems Chapter 5. Analyzing Performance Measures SECTION III. Citizen Surveys: Their Design and Analysis Chapter 6. Selecting and Contacting Subjects 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 V. 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
