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| Visual Tour of the Interactive eTextbook | |
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| Introduction: What Is Research? | |
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| Evidence-Based Argumentation | |
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| Foundations of Research | |
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| Purposes of Research | |
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| Argumentation in Public Management | |
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| Approach of the Textbook | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Evidence-Based Practice for Public Affairs | |
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| The Origins of Evidence-Based Practice | |
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| Evidence-Based Public Management | |
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| Cases in Evidence-Based Public Management | |
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| Tools for Evidence-Based Research and Evaluation: An Outline for Your Textbook | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The Research Process: An Introduction to Key Concepts | |
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| Research and Evaluation Processes and Strategies | |
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| Basic Elements and Concepts of the Research Process | |
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| Understanding What to Study and What to Measure | |
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| Research Questions and Hypotheses | |
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| Approaches or Strategies | |
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| Ethics and the Research Process | |
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| Conclusion: How the Research Process Relates to Evidence-Based Public Management Practices | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Conducting Preliminary Research | |
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| Starting Points in a Research Project | |
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| Getting Started with a Literature Review | |
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| Gathering Background Information | |
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| Data Gathering-Preview | |
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| Ethical Considerations | |
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| Conclusion: How Conducting Preliminary Research Tasks Relates to Evidence-Based Public Management Practices | |
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| Research Design | |
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| Research Design | |
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| Basic Concepts for Research Design | |
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| Issues of Validity and Inference | |
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| Research Design Types | |
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| Ethics and Research Design | |
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| Conclusion: How Research Design Decisions Relate to Evidence-Based Management Practices | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Measurement | |
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| Measurement in Research | |
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| Understanding the Basics of Measurement | |
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| Levels of Measurement | |
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| Determining the Level of Measurement | |
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| Issues of Measurement Error | |
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| Assessing Measurement Reliability and Validity | |
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| Conclusion: How Measurement Issues Relate to Evidence-Based Management Practices | |
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| Population Sampling | |
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| Sampling from a Population | |
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| Some Basic Concepts Associated with Sampling | |
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| Types of Sampling Designs | |
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| Ethical Considerations in Sampling | |
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| Conclusion: The Relationship of Sampling to Evidence-Based Public Management Practices | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| Case Studies in Research and Evaluation | |
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| Basic Concepts Associated with Case Studies | |
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| Case Study Design Strategy | |
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| Collecting Data and Case Study Analytic Methods | |
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| Reporting Results | |
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| Logic Models and Case Studies | |
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| Conclusion: How Case Studies Relate to Evidence-Based Management Practices | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Interviews | |
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| The Fundamentals of Interviews | |
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| Types of Interviews | |
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| Developing Interview Questions | |
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| Implementing Interviews | |
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| Ethics and Interviews | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Suggested Reading | |
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| Field Research | |
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| The Logic of Field Research | |
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| Gaining Access to Research Sites | |
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| Conducting Site-Based Research | |
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| Post-Visit Documentation | |
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| Ethics and Field Research | |
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| Conclusion: Field Research in Evidence-Based Public Management | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Survey Data | |
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| Survey Data | |
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| Why to Survey | |
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| General Survey Rules | |
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| Types of Survey Data | |
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| Survey Techniques | |
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| Incentives | |
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| Strengths of Survey Data | |
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| Weaknesses of Survey Data Collection | |
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| Ethical Considerations in Survey Research | |
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| Coding and Data Display | |
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| Coding Texts | |
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| Coding Strategies | |
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| Data Display Strategies | |
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| Software for Coding and Data Display | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Descriptive Statistics | |
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| Descriptive Statistics | |
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| Percentages and Proportions | |
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| Measures of Dispersion | |
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| Ethics and Descriptive Statistics | |
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| Introduction to Probability and Distributions | |
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| Probability | |
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| General Rules of Probability | |
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| Distributions | |
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| Hypothesis Testing | |
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| The Concept of Hypothesis Testing | |
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| Hypothesis Testing with Nominal and Ordinal Data | |
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| Hypothesis Testing in Continuous Data | |
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| Errors, Power, and Significance | |
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| Measures of Association | |
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| Measures of Association | |
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| Measures of Association in Nominal Data | |
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| Measures of Association in Ordinal Data | |
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| Measures of Association in Continuous Data | |
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| Simple Linear Regression | |
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| The Concept of Least Squares | |
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| The Method of Least Squares | |
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| Using Least Squares Techniques | |
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| Using OLS to Compare Means (ANOVA) | |
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| Model Fit | |
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| Simple Linear Regression | |
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| Interpreting Models and Coefficients | |
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| General Considerations for the Application of Least Squares | |
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| Multiple Least Squares Regression Analysis | |
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| The Foundations of Multiple Least Squares | |
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| Assumptions of the Multiple Least Squares Model | |
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| Performing a Multiple Regression | |
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| Discreet Variables in Multiple Regression | |
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| Interpreting a Multiple Regression | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Mixing Research Methods | |
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| The Logic of Mixing Research Methods | |
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| Designing Mixed Methods Research | |
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| Analysis of Data in Mixed Methods Research | |
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| Conclusion: How Mixed Methods Research Affects Evidence-Based Public Management | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Managing Research and Evaluation Projects | |
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| Managing a Research or Evaluation Project | |
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| Basic Principles of Project Management | |
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| Award Administration | |
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| Working with Clients | |
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| Ethical Considerations in Conducting and Completing a Project | |
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| Conclusion: How Project Management Relates to Evidence-Based Management Practices | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Presenting Research | |
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| The Fundamentals of Presentation | |
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| The Audiences of Public Affairs Research | |
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| Written Presentations for Public Affairs Research | |
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| Slide Presentations for Public Affairs Research | |
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| Conclusion: Final Reminders on Reporting | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Bringing It All Together | |
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| Introduction | |
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| National Helping Hands | |
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| Dewey Independent School District | |
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| Graver's Corner Department of Transportation | |
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| Amity Department of Homeland Security | |
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| Springfield Housing Department | |
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| Conclusion: How the Case Illustrations Relate to Evidence-Based Management Practices | |
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| Index | |