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In its first edition, this was the first textbook to be published for methods/statistics courses in Public Administration. Today, Meier and Brudney continue to combine accessibility with an applied approach to presenting research methods. This proven text quickly and easily teaches aspiring public administrators the statistical techniques and methods required in the field.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1394578 in Books
• Published on: 1996-12
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 512 pages

About the Author
Kenneth J. Meier is the Charles Puryear Professor of Liberal Arts, Professor of Political Science at Texas A&M University and director of the Project on Equity, Representation and Governance and the Carlos H. Cantu Hispanic Education and Opportunity Endowment. He is also a Professor of Public Management in the Cardiff School of Business, Cardiff University (Wales).Widely published, he is considered one of the leading innovators in quantitative methods for public administration. He is a former editor of the American Journal of Political Science (1994-7), a former associate editor of the Journal of Politics (1991-4), and currently associate editor of the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. His research has won the Clarence Kulp Award, the Herbert Kaufman Award (twice), the Gustavus Myers Award (twice), the Herbert Simon Award, the Joseph Wholey Award, the Texas A&M Distinguished Research Award, American Society for Public Administration/National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration Distinguished Research Award and best article/paper awards from the Academy of Management and the Policy Studies Organization. He has served as the president of the Southwest Political Science Association and president of the American Political Science Associations sections on State Politics and Policy, Public Policy, and Public Administration. He is currently the president of the Public Management Research Association and the Midwest Political Science Association. The author of 20 books and over 150 articles and book chapters. Meier has also served on the faculties of Rice University, the University of Oklahoma, the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Jeffrey L. Brudney is Professor of Public Administration and Policy at the University of Georgia. He is co-founder and co-director of the Institute for Nonprofit Organizations and the Master of Arts in Nonprofit Organizations (MNPO) program at Georgia. He received his B.A. degree in political science from the University of California at Berkeley and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees, also in political science, from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Dr. Brudney has published widely in journals in political science, public administration, and nonprofit sector studies, and is a member of several editorial boards in these fields. He is the author of Fostering Volunteer Programs in the Public Sector: Planning, Initiating, and Managing Voluntary Activities (Jossey-Bass, 1990), for which he won the John Grenzebach Award for Outstanding Research in Philanthropy for Education. He received the Mentor Award from the Women?s Caucus for Political Science of the American Political Science Association ?in recognition of his exceptional guidance of women graduate students and junior faculty members.? Dr. Brudney has also received the Herbert Kaufman Award from the APSA, the Mosher Award from the Public Administration Review, and the Harriet Naylor Distinguished Member Service Award from the Association for Volunteer Administration (AVA). In 1994, he was selected as the Fulbright-Kahanoff Scholar at York University, Toronto, Canada. Dr. Brudney has served twice as chairperson of the American Society for Public Administration?s (ASPA) Section on Public Administration Education and twice as chairperson of the American Political Science Association?s (APSA) Section on Public Administration.

Customer Reviews

Good examples pertaining to public administration.
This text provides good examples of statistical problems pertaining to public administration. However, the text does not do a good job in explaining how to use certain statistical tools to solve problems(e.g. chi-square). In addition, some of the statistical tables are confusing for students.