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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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Streib, Gregory |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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Strengthening public administration research: identifying boundaries and horizons |
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2005 |
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p.37-55. |
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Since the early days of the field, public administration research has been a work in progress. Many authors have struggled to find the proper role of research in the field. Interest in the topic intensified over the last couple of decades, as a perception developed that the quality and usefulness of work had fallen decidedly behind other academic disciplines. While a rich literature has developed debating the merits of public administration research, the resulting product does not provide a clear direction for reform-minded researchers to follow. In this article, we seek to organize this material in ways that will make it more useful. Our analysis identifies hard and soft barriers preventing progress and examines three dilemmas facing public administration researchers: theoretical versus conceptual research, academically sophisticated methods versus widely accessible methods, and an academic versus a practitioner focus. Through our discussion of these dilemmas, we seek to clarify the issues facing researchers and help them make more informed choices. - Reproduced. |
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Research |
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Public administration |
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Roch, Christine |
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International Journal of Public Administration |
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