The analysis of policies with a view to changing them is the subject of this book. Written by an expert on policy research, it shows ways of presenting alternatives to policy-makers with the emphasis on communicating the value and applicability of the research that backs up the policy options. The a
Experimental Methods for Social Policy Research
โ Scribed by George W. Fairweather, Louis G. Tornatzky, Arnold P. Goldstein and Leonard Krasner (Auth.)
- Publisher
- Pergamon Press
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 419
- Edition
- 1st
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
Content:
PERGAMON GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY SERIES, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Pages vii-ix
CHAPTER 1 - The Basic Ingredients of an Adequate Social Policy, Pages 1-22
CHAPTER 2 - Integrating Science into Social Policy Decisions: Experimental Social Innovation, Pages 23-43
CHAPTER 3 - The Parameters of Social Models and Dissemination, Pages 45-80
CHAPTER 4 - Defining the Social Problem and Planning its Solution, Pages 81-99
CHAPTER 5 - Forming the Research Team, Pages 101-121
CHAPTER 6 - Obtaining Administrative Agreements, Pages 123-148
CHAPTER 7 - Selecting the Research Conditions and Making Them Comparable, Pages 149-167
CHAPTER 8 - Defining the Population and Obtaining the Sample, Pages 169-199
CHAPTER 9 - Measuring the Important Parameters, Pages 201-246
CHAPTER 10 - Administering the Research Program, Pages 247-276
CHAPTER 11 - Comparing the Experimental Conditions, Pages 277-315
CHAPTER 12 - Understanding the Social Processes, Pages 317-341
CHAPTER 13 - Permissible Inferences and Publication, Pages 343-380
CHAPTER 14 - An Institutional Context for Research and Training: The Center for Experimental Social Innovation, Pages 381-401
References, Pages 403-414
Index, Pages 415-420
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