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1 online resource |
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Part Part I Principles of Policy Research / J. FRED SPRINGER, PETER J. HAAS, AND ALLAN POROWSKI -- chapter 1 Introduction to Policy Research -- chapter 2 Be Real: Navigating the Policy Research Terrain -- chapter 3 Be Creative: Policy Research With the Artisan's Touch -- chapter 4 Be Credible: Using the Policy Research Toolbox -- chapter 5 Be Useful: Developing and Delivering Actionable Information -- part Part II Cases in Policy Research -- chapter 6 Using Research to Refine Quality Standards: The Evolution of Communities In Schools' Total Quality System (TQS) / ALLAN POROWSKI -- chapter 7 The Dropout Prevention Mentor Project: Delivering Unexpected Messages Through Policy Research / ELIZABETH SALE AND J. FRED SPRINGER -- chapter 8 The Use of Applied Policy Research to Inform and Reform Statewide Dropout Policies / JILL NORTON -- chapter 9 Political Statement or Effective Policy? Comparing Implementation of State Bullying Laws / VICTORIA STUART-CASSEL AND J. FRED SPRINGER -- chapter 10 Intervention Effectiveness in Real-World Settings: The National Cross-Site Evaluation of High Risk Youth Programs / J. FRED SPRINGER AND ALLAN POROWSKI -- chapter 11 What to Do About Scrap Tires? Options for Productive Waste Management / ROBERT W. WASSMER -- chapter 12 Keys to Success for Transit Tax Initiatives: Repeated Research for Policy Learning / PETER J. HAAS -- chapter 13 High-Speed Rail Workforce Development: An Estimation Problem / PETER J. HAAS WITH PAUL D. HERNANDEZ -- chapter 14 Climate Change Adaptation: An Assessment of Accomplishments at the Community Level / JASON VOGEL -- chapter 15 Housing Sales in Urban Neighborhoods: Using Policy Research to Inform Planning / ELIZABETH SALE AND J. FRED SPRINGER -- chapter 16 Evaluation of the California Ignition Interlock Pilot Program: A Policy Experiment / J. FRED SPRINGER AND JOËL L. PHILLIPS -- chapter 17 Information for Community Policing: Cops on the Beat in the 21st Century / JESSICA HERBERT AND J. FRED SPRINGER -- chapter 18 When the Process Is the Question: Resource Family Recruitment in Los Angeles, CA / ROBERT D. BLAGG -- chapter 19 Debt Burdens of California State and Local Governments: Are They Too Large? / ROBERT W. WASSMER -- chapter 20 Deinstitutionalization and Community Services in Virginia: A Policy Assessment / PETER J. HAAS -- chapter 21 Case Study Lessons / J. FRED SPRINGER, PETER J. HAAS, AND ALLAN POROWSKI |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 12, 2017) |
| Subject |
Policy sciences.
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Evaluation research (Social action programs)
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Evaluation research (Social action programs)
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Policy sciences
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Springer, J. Frederick, author
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Porowski, Allan, author
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| ISBN |
1135215413 |
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9781135215415 |
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9781135215408 |
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1135215405 |
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9780203873496 |
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0203873491 |
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