000			01148pab a2200181 454500
008			180718b2001 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
100			_aJensen, Jason L.
245			_aCumulating the intellectual gold of case study
260			_c2001
300			_ap.235-46
362			_aMar-Apr
520			_aTwo criticisms of public administration research have been leveled. First, knowledge in the field is not being cumulated. Second, the research has low quality. A preference for case studies as a form of scientific inquiry is behind both criticisms. The authors propose a solution to the first problem by showing how meta-analysis can be used to cumulate knowledge using case study evidence. Viewed cumulatively, case studies comprise on intellectual goldmine awaiting discovery. The authors challenge the second criticism, proposing that quality judgments should be based on the important principle of knowledge cumulation, which acknowledges the value of all research methods. - Reproduced
650			_aResearch
650			_aPublic administration
700			_aRodgers, Robert
773			_aPublic Administration Review
909			_a49196
999			_c49196 _d49196