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• 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
• 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
• Chapter Three: Applied Research Designs
• 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
• Part Two: Data Collection: Where and How Can We Gather Information?
• 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
• Chapter Five: Survey Research
• 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
• Part Three: Analyzing Data and Communicating About Them: What Do They Mean? How Can They Be Used?
• 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
• Chapter Seven: Writing and Presentations
• 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
• Glossary
• Bibliography and Works Cited
• Index
• End User License Agreement