Applied Research Methods in Public and Nonprofit Organizations
Lýsing:
This book is unique because: 1) it focuses on typical public and nonprofit organization activities and the common ground shared by these organizations; 2) it takes an integrative approach that emphasizes design, data collection and analysis; 3) it uses common cases across the chapters to illustrate the everyday nature of research and; 4) it incorporates practical exercises to reinforce concepts across all sections of the text.
The approach and accompanying cases and exercises have been vetted through original classwork taught by the authors in a variety of courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Original research examples are in the context of functional areas commonly found in the management and leadership of public agencies and nonprofit organizations including resource acquisition (grantmaking and grant writing), evaluative processes (assessment, grant compliance, program evaluation), and future planning (collaborative relationships, organizational capacity, program management, relationships with collaborators and other stakeholders, strategic planning) through the lense of common social policy issues facing leaders today: the aging population, the conduct of elections, drug use, gender, homelessness, poverty, race, reproductive health, technological change, and violence.
Examples will highlight intergovernmental institutions in which public service occurs (federal, state, and local governments) and provide expanded reach to nonprofit organizations (service, advocacy, and faith-based groups) and the networked arrangements and collaborations that comprise a significant portion of todays public service. Part I, Research Basics: What Do We Want to Know and Why, is comprised of three chapters - research process, applied research questions the applied examples in the book contain the authors' forms and formats for documenting data collection and for reporting the results of data analysis.
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- Höfundur: Mitchell Brown
- Útgáfa:1
- Útgáfudagur: 2014-08-13
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- Format:Page Fidelity
- ISBN 13: 9781118904503
- Print ISBN: 9781118737361
- ISBN 10: 1118904508
Efnisyfirlit
- Applied Research Methods in Public and Nonprofit Organizations
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- The Authors
- Introduction
- Integrating Case Studies into Learning About Applied Research Methods
- The Cases
- Community Garden Initiative: Exploring Community Interest in Local Food Projects
- Statewide Needs Assessment: Understanding the Status of Aging Women
- Election Administration and Technology: Understanding the Implementation and Implications of Electio
- National Program Evaluation: Domestic Violence Prevention and Faith-Based and Community Organization
- Criminal Justice Policy Reform: Exploring Innovation Across Sectors
- Structure of the Book and Message to Instructors
- Part One: Research Basics: What Do We Want to Know and Why?
- Chapter One: Overview and Context of the Research Process
- The Research Process
- The Applied Research Context
- Public Administration, Nonprofit Studies, and Other Subfields
- Information Literacy
- Information Quality and Types of Sources
- Finding High-Quality Information
- Values, Beliefs, and Certainty in Applied Disciplines
- Grand Theory and Theories of the Middle Range
- Case Comparisons
- Ethics and Institutional Review Boards
- Specific Concerns for Public Administration and Nonprofit Studies
- Decision Trees
- Applied Research Project Planning
- Typical IRB Review Considerations
- Conclusion
- Overview of the Book
- Chapter Support Materials
- Chapter One Relevant Articles
- Chapter One Discussion Questions
- Chapter One Practice Assignments
- Chapter One Linked Assignments
- Chapter One Link to Online Assignments
- The Research Process
- Chapter One: Overview and Context of the Research Process
- Chapter Two: Applied Research Questions, Literature, and Theory
- Asking Good Research Questions
- Case Illustrations of Research Questions
- Research Questions and Sponsored Research
- Case Illustrations of Research Questions in Sponsored Research
- Using Literature and Building Theory
- The Literature Review
- Literature Sources
- Literature Searches
- A Note About Citations
- Theory Building
- Developing Research Expectations and Hypotheses
- Theories of Change and Logic Models
- Theories of Change
- Logic Models
- Steps for Development of Theories of Change
- Decision Tree
- Decisions About Applied Research and Using a Theory of Change
- Conclusion
- Chapter Support Materials
- Chapter Two Relevant Articles
- Chapter Two Discussion Questions
- Chapter Two Practice Assignments
- Chapter Two: Linked Assignment
- Chapter Two Link to Online Assignments
- Asking Good Research Questions
- General Parameters of Design
- Major Design Types
- Experimental Design
- Quasi-Experimental Design
- Nonexperimental Design
- Case Illustrations of Research Design Approaches
- Sampling
- Random or Probability Sampling
- Nonrandom or Nonprobability Sampling
- Sample Size
- Case Illustrations of Sampling Approaches
- Decision Trees
- Selecting a Research Design Type
- Choosing a Sampling Strategy
- Conclusion
- Chapter Support Materials
- Chapter Three Relevant Articles
- Chapter Three Discussion Questions
- Chapter Three Practice Assignments
- Chapter Three Linked Assignment
- Chapter Three Link to Online Assignments
- Chapter Four: Qualitative Data Collection in the Field
- Validity, Reliability, and Error in Qualitative Research
- The Process of Conducting Field Research
- Interviews
- Writing Interview Questions
- Putting Respondents at Ease
- Focus Groups
- Direct Observation
- Content Analysis
- Case Studies
- Case Illustrations of Data Collection
- Statewide Needs Assessment
- Election Administration and Technology
- National Program Evaluation
- Decision Tree
- Data Collection Strategy
- Conclusion
- Chapter Support Materials
- Chapter Four Relevant Articles
- Chapter Four Discussion Questions
- Chapter Four Practice Assignments
- Chapter Four Linked Assignments
- Chapter Four Link to Online Assignments
- The Survey Research Process
- Survey Design
- Crafting Quality Questions
- Response Categories
- Demographic Questions
- Problems and Controversies in Survey Research
- Case Illustrations of Survey Use
- Statewide Needs Assessment
- Criminal Justice Policy Reform
- National Program Evaluation
- Decision Tree
- Decisions About Methods of Survey Distribution
- Conclusion
- Chapter Support Materials
- Chapter Five Relevant Articles
- Chapter Five Discussion Questions
- Chapter Five Practice Assignments
- Chapter Five Linked Assignments
- Chapter Five Link to Online Assignments
- Chapter Six: Data Analysis
- Context and Descriptive Analysis
- Qualitative Analysis
- Quantitative Analysis
- Coding
- Levels of Measurement
- Descriptive Statistics
- Statistical Significance
- Bivariate Statistics
- Multivariate Statistics
- Codebooks
- Case Applications of Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
- Decision Tree
- Conclusion
- Chapter Support Materials
- Chapter Six Relevant Articles
- Chapter Six Discussion Questions
- Chapter Six Practice Assignments
- Chapter Six Linked Assignments
- Chapter Six Link to Online Assignments
- General Tips for Writing
- A Productive Writing Process
- Feedback and (Constructive) Criticism
- Readability and Appeal
- A Note About Style
- Types of Writing
- Needs Assessments and Asset Mapping
- Grant Applications
- Funder Reports
- Stakeholder Documents
- Journal Articles
- Applied Dissertations
- Presentations
- Presenting Material to Stakeholders
- Academic Presentations
- Case Illustrations of Writing and Presentation
- Decision Tree
- Decisions About Making Presentations
- Conclusion
- Chapter Support Materials
- Chapter Seven Relevant Articles
- Chapter Seven Discussion Questions
- Chapter Seven Practice Assignments
- Chapter Seven Linked Assignments
- Chapter Seven Online Assignments
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