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100			_aLowery, Daniel
245			_aThe iron cage of methodology: the vicious circle of means limiting ends limiting means
260			_c2004
300			_ap.306-27.
362			_aJul
520			_aThis article addresses the strategies and tools that public administration scholars use to understand phenomena of interest. The range of qualitative methods used has been limited, and the kind of rigor generally associated with quantitative methods has largely been absent in the application of their qualitative counterparts. Two conclusions are drawn from an analysis of articles published in two respected journals: Training on research methods in Ph.D. and M.P.A. programs should be expanded to include a broader range of strategies and tools, and the rigorous use of a broader range of research tools promises to better position the field of public administration to identify, examine, the answer the many big questions that it now faces. - Reproduced.
650			_aPublic administration
700			_aEvans, Karen G.
773			_aAdministration and Society
909			_a61474
999			_c61474 _d61474