Research in Public Administration

Research in Public Administration

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   Introduction
   
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      http://www.csupomona.edu/~smemerson/nbu-program-eval/week1.htm
      

i. Introduction to the American approach to research in the discipline of public administration.

c. Structure of the course

i. Provide readings on-line. (PRIOR TO CLASS)
ii. Briefly discuss core ideas (IN CLASS)
iii. Try out some American methods and technology (IN CLASS)
iv. Apply skills to particular effort. (IN CLASS), if time permits.

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   What is research in public administration?
   

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   Research is a process of describing, explaining, and predicting what a program or policy will do based on observations about
   
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     Other programs
     
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     Human behavior or theories of human behavior and/or
     
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     Current program actions and consequences
     
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   Research uses the “scientific” method for determining how the researcher will behave, analyze data and report findings. Some students think this is difficult but in fact students use the scientific method all the time. They use it less rigorously than in research --but their approach and reasons are exactly the same.
   
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   Why do research?

   Относително проучване се прави, за да се усъвършенстват прилагането на практика на обществената политика, програмите и менаджерските умения.

   
   

При републикански начин на управление избраните от електората са длъжни да бъдат отговорни към гражданите за обществената власт и парите, които представителите използват.

б) На теория при републиканско управление база за решенията е причината. За да започнат дискусиите на правно-политическата арена трябва да има стандарт, за определяне кое ще бъде прието за “истина’. Това е сходно с правилата в съдебните зали относно това кое съдържа приемливи показания и доказателства.

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   What is the evaluation process?
   
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   What types of evaluations are there?
   

   В. Каква е същността на пеоучването? 2. Стратегия/оценка на програмата Идентификация на заинтересованите участници в стратегията/програмата. Разясняване на необходимата за оценка информация (какво трябва да знаят). Преглед на литературата, историята и средствата на политиката/програмата. Идентификация на целите на програмата/политиката и подходящи критерии за оценка Развиванв на методология и инструменти, стратегия за наблюдения Оценка на нуждите, операциите, продуктите, резултатите и стойността на политиката/програмата (методи и оценки) Осигуряване на писмен рапорт и презентация. Повишаванв на “културата на обучение” (Взето от “Posavac and Carey 2001. Програмна оценка: методи и обстоятелствени анализи. New Jersey:Prentis Hall) **Оценката варира в много форми.Оценка на нуждите се опитва да констатира дали има подходяща функция на правителството. Други оценки ревизират прогреса и/или изследват резултатите за определяне дали капиталната подкрепа ще продължи. Оценките относно крайните капитали се наричат “сумарни оценки”. Независимо от дневния ред,поставянето на критерии и изработването на инструменти може да стане преди или след като планът е одобрен от главните взимащи решения.

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   What is a research/evaluation question?
   Could be anything. Typical questions are:
   
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     Does the program/policy do what we thought it should do? Is it effective?
     
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     Does the program/policy use resources sparingly? Is it efficient?
     
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     Does the program/policy make a difference in ways we did not anticipate?
     
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   What criteria are appropriate to evaluate a program/policy?
   
   
   

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   Could be anything but it is what the stakeholders say it is. A stakeholder is anyone who is personally involved with the program, e.g. gets funds, gets services, gives funds, gives services, clients, recipients, staff, managers, sponsors.
   
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   Usually program specific See MAUT
   
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   See Green Line- Introduction to Criteria
   

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FIRST STUDENT TASK Student submits a brief statement of a policy, program or innovation to be studied at the local level. Respond fully to each question below. Organize your responses by key question with bolded words. 1 What is the program, policy or innovation you want to understand? a. What are the goals of the program, policy and/or innovation? b. How is progress toward those goals observed and/or measured? c. What is the legal/political context for the program? 2. Where is it (be specific. Bulgaria is not specific. Elementary grades 1 to 3 in Krasno Selo is an example of a specific answer) 3. Who is primarily responsible for the effort? (Name and/or administrative title, address, phone, email, etc.) a) Is more than one person responsible for the program? If so, who are the responsible people? b) What skills and abilities do they bring to the program to assure its success? c) What has been the history of the leadership of the program? d) What are the areas of agreement among the people involved in the program? What areas are still being discussed? 4. How long has the effort existed in the community? What is the history of the program? What have been its successes and challenges? 5. Briefly state how the program, innovation, initiative or policy operates and/or is thought to operate. a) What are the inputs? What does it require in terms of land, labor, funding, equipment, technology and/or information? b) What specifically does it do with these inputs? What are the tasks and activities of the effort? c) What are the outputs, products or services provided? d) What are the outcomes? What increases or decreases because these goods or services exist? 6. Identify 3 or more available sources for understanding the clients, operations, providers, etc. of this policy, program, innovation. 7. Cite your sources. If you received information from a book, magazine article, or internet cite the reference. Also cite information received from conversations and/or observations. Submit paper with your name and date at the next class meeting. Ideas?

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