Research in public administration :  reflections on theory and practice / 
edited by Jay D. White 
 - Thousand Oaks, California :  Sage Publications, Incorporation,  c1994 
 - xvii, 280 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Part 1. The Nature of research in public administration -- Part 2. Assessments of published research -- Part 3. Assessments of doctoral research and education -- Part 4. Research and knowledge development in an applied professional field. 
<br/><br/> The quality and character of research academic field is widely thought to bear importantly on that field's status as a discipline or profession. Moreover, research is the chief ingredient of knowledge and theory development within the field. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>803956835 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JF 1338 .A2 .W4 1994