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What Works is a concise methods text that represents a new approach
for policy program analysis. The authors, Meier and Gill, combine
statistics with normative concerns. They consider how things might
be, and they focus on subsets of cases that differ from the norm.
Their approach uses regression and methods in a qualitative, yet
rigorous manner.In
"What Works" is a concise methods text that represents a new
approach for policy program analysis. The authors, Meier and Gill,
combine statistics with normative concerns. They consider how
things might be, and they focus on subsets of cases that differ
from the norm. Their approach uses regression and methods in a
qualitative, yet rigorous manner.In "What Works," the authors
address questions such as the following: why do some agencies learn
to perform missions faster than others? What factors influence this
learning? In which states do criminal justice policies based on
deterrence work? What do excellent school districts do differently
from those that are simply better than average? Why do some firms
comply with public policy quickly while others wait?The case
examples the authors employ and evaluate are especially helpful.
"What Works" will appeal to anyone seriously interested in policy
analysis, and in learning about--and understanding--new approaches
for policy program analysis.
Issues of race permeate virtually every corner of policy creation
and implementation in the United States, yet theoretically driven
research on interactions of policy, race, and ethnicity rarely
offers practical tools that can be readily applied by current and
future civil servants, private contractors, or nonprofit boards.
Arguing that scholarship can and should inform practice to address
issues of equity in public affairs, rather than overlook, ignore,
or deny them, Race and Public Administration offers a much-needed
and accessible exploration of current and cutting-edge research on
race and policy. This book evaluates what contradictions,
unanswered questions, and best (or worst) practices exist in
conducting and understanding research that can provide
evidence-based policy and management guidance to practitioners in
the field. Individual chapters are written by established and
emerging scholars and explore a wide range of policy areas,
including public education, policing, health and access to
healthcare, digital governance, nonprofit diversity, and
international contexts. Together, the chapters serve as a link
between theoretically informed research in public administration
and those students and professionals trained to work in the
trenches of public administration. This book is ideally suited as a
text for courses in schools of public administration, public
policy, or nonprofit management, and is required reading for those
actively involved in policy analysis, creation, or evaluation.
Issues of race permeate virtually every corner of policy creation
and implementation in the United States, yet theoretically driven
research on interactions of policy, race, and ethnicity rarely
offers practical tools that can be readily applied by current and
future civil servants, private contractors, or nonprofit boards.
Arguing that scholarship can and should inform practice to address
issues of equity in public affairs, rather than overlook, ignore,
or deny them, Race and Public Administration offers a much-needed
and accessible exploration of current and cutting-edge research on
race and policy. This book evaluates what contradictions,
unanswered questions, and best (or worst) practices exist in
conducting and understanding research that can provide
evidence-based policy and management guidance to practitioners in
the field. Individual chapters are written by established and
emerging scholars and explore a wide range of policy areas,
including public education, policing, health and access to
healthcare, digital governance, nonprofit diversity, and
international contexts. Together, the chapters serve as a link
between theoretically informed research in public administration
and those students and professionals trained to work in the
trenches of public administration. This book is ideally suited as a
text for courses in schools of public administration, public
policy, or nonprofit management, and is required reading for those
actively involved in policy analysis, creation, or evaluation.
As the first book ever published for public administration
statistics courses, APPLIED STATISTICS FOR PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT
ADMINISTRATION makes a difficult subject accessible to students and
practitioners of public administration and to non-profit studies
who have little background in statistics or research methods.
Steeped in experience and practice, this landmark text remains the
first and best in research methods and statistics for students and
practitioners in public-and nonprofit-administration. All
statistical techniques used by public administration professionals
are covered, and all examples in the text relate to public
administration and the nonprofit sector. Avoiding jargon and
formula, this text uses a step-by-step approach that facilitates
student learning.
The Wit & Humor of Political Science is the serendipitous
product of two seniorpolitical science scholars working across the
world from one another and who independently collected funny and
satirical articles on political science over the years with the
intent of someday publishing them for a wider audience.From the
editors: This volume collects what in our opinions are the wittiest
and funniest pieces about political science and political
scientists. We are confident that even a small investment of the
reader's time will be sufficient to disprove Baker's slur on our
discipline. Like all good humor, much of the work we have chosen
for inclusion has a serious point. It helps scholars keep an open
and skeptical mind, it picks out our weak points in theory and
methods, points out how research may be going wrong, and it pricks
the balloon of bombast, pretentiousness, and jargon. And, not only
that, it's fun... Its contents make essential reading for all
political scientists, even the most senior, but it may be enjoyed
by younger scholars, especially those without tenure (or worse yet,
without a job), by other social scientists, and even-gasp-by
readers unaffiliated with any academic discipline.
The Wit & Humour of Political Science is the serendipitous
product of two senior scholars working across the world from one
another and who independently collected funny and satirical
articles on political science over the years with the intent of
someday publishing them for a wider audience. The lead editors-
Kenneth Newton (Professor Emeritus, University of Southampton,
Visiting Professor, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin, and Hertie School
of Governance, Berlin) and the late Lee Sigelman (Columbian School
of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Political Science,
George Washington University) - learned by chance of each other's
projects. Newton and Sigelman joined forces with Kenneth Meier
(Charles H. Gregory Chair in Liberal Arts and Distinguished
Professor of Political Science, Texas A&M University) and
Bernard Grofman (Jack W. Peltason (Bren Foundation) Endowed Chair
in the Department of Political Science, University of California,
Irvine) to publish this collection under the joint imprint of APSA
and ECPR. The collection includes previously published essays as
well as original pieces never formally published. From the editors:
This volume collects what in our opinions are the wittiest and
funniest pieces about political science and political scientists.
Like all good humour, much of the work we have chosen for inclusion
has a serious point. It helps scholars keep an open and skeptical
mind, it picks out our weak points in theory and methods, points
out how research may be going wrong, and it pricks the balloon of
bombast, pretentiousness, and jargon. And, not only that, it's
fun...Its contents make essential reading for all political
scientists, even the most senior, but it may be enjoyed by younger
scholars, especially those without tenure (or worse yet, without a
job), by other social scientists, and even-gasp-by readers
unaffiliated with any academic discipline.
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