Applied research methods in public & nonprofit organizations /
Mitchel Brown e Katheel Hale. --
- San Francisco: John Wiley & Sons, 2014.
- xx, 328 p.
Inclui glossário, bibliografia e índice.
PART 1. RESEARCH BASICS: THAT DO WE WANT TO KNOW AND WHY? 1. Overview and context of research process 2. Applied research questions, literature, and theory 3. Applied research designs PART 2. DATA COLLECTION: WHERE AND HOW CAN WE GATHER INFORMATION 4. Qualitative data collection in the field 5. Survey research PART 3. ANALYSING DATA AND COMMUNICATING ABOUT THEM: WHAT DO THEY MEAN? HOW CAN THEY BE USED? 6. Data analysis 7. Writing and presentations