Public administration : traditions of inquiry and philosophies of knowledge /
Riccucci, Norma M.
Public administration : traditions of inquiry and philosophies of knowledge / - Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2010. - xi, 162 pages : Illustrations ; - Public management and change series, .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Intellectual heritage and theoretical developments : is public administration an art or a science? -- Searching for a paradigm : public administration as a postnormal science -- Identity crises in the social sciences -- Searching for truth : the logic of inquiry in public administration -- Theory building through qualitative approaches -- Theory building through quantitative research -- Theory building through mixed-method research -- Heterogeneity in epistemic traditions.
9781589017047 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1589017048 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Public administration.
JF 1351 / RIC
Public administration : traditions of inquiry and philosophies of knowledge / - Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2010. - xi, 162 pages : Illustrations ; - Public management and change series, .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Intellectual heritage and theoretical developments : is public administration an art or a science? -- Searching for a paradigm : public administration as a postnormal science -- Identity crises in the social sciences -- Searching for truth : the logic of inquiry in public administration -- Theory building through qualitative approaches -- Theory building through quantitative research -- Theory building through mixed-method research -- Heterogeneity in epistemic traditions.
9781589017047 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1589017048 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Public administration.
JF 1351 / RIC