TY - BOOK AU - White, Jay D. TI - Research in public administration: reflections on theory and practice SN - 803956835 AV - JF 1338 .A2 .W4 1994 PY - 1994/// CY - Thousand Oaks, California PB - Sage Publications, Incorporation KW - PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 N2 - 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 ER -