The public administration doctoral dissertation reexamined : an evaluation of the dissertation of 1998
By: Cleary, Robert E
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ArticlePublisher: Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishers, sep./oct.2000Public Administration Review: PAR 60, 5, p. 446-455Abstract: What makes a good doctoral dissertation in public administration ? Analysis of abstracts of 168 public administration doctoral dissertation included in Dissertation Abstracts 1998, on the basis of criteria first developed to analyze the PA dissertations of 1981, indicates material progress in the use of the doctoral dissertation as a research tool to educate students ad to advance the field of public administration. The 1998 dissertations showed substantial improvements in quality over those in Dissertation Abstracts 1990, almost as much improvement as those studies showed over the project of 1981. Compared to 1990, a substantially higher percentage of the 1998 dissertation set out to conduct basic research and to report on the findings. In addition, more doctoral students are using rigorous research designs that involve attention to causal relationships
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What makes a good doctoral dissertation in public administration ? Analysis of abstracts of 168 public administration doctoral dissertation included in Dissertation Abstracts 1998, on the basis of criteria first developed to analyze the PA dissertations of 1981, indicates material progress in the use of the doctoral dissertation as a research tool to educate students ad to advance the field of public administration. The 1998 dissertations showed substantial improvements in quality over those in Dissertation Abstracts 1990, almost as much improvement as those studies showed over the project of 1981. Compared to 1990, a substantially higher percentage of the 1998 dissertation set out to conduct basic research and to report on the findings. In addition, more doctoral students are using rigorous research designs that involve attention to causal relationships
Public Administration Review PAR
September/October 2000 Volume 60 Number 5
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