01767nam a2200265Ia 4500 TVU_27165 210423s9999 xx 000 0 und d 1118190130 9781118190135 eng 351.015195 R582 Ringquist, Evan J. Meta-analysis for public management and policy Evan J. Ringquist ; edited by Mary R. Anderson San Francisco, CA Jossey-Bass xxii, 563 p. ill. 25 cm Includes bibliographical references (p. 514-542) and indexes In his usual rigorous but readable style, Evan Ringquist andco-author Mary Anderson have produced a tour-de-force on the topicof meta-analysis in public policy and managementresearch. Meta-analysis is badly needed in the all-too-commonsituation when researchers have low confidence in summarizing theoverall results of dozens of studies on the effectiveness of somepolicy. This book has a nice combination of conceptualoverview, methodological details, and applications that will makeit possible for researchers to conduct their ownmeta-analysis. It is tempting to require all graduate studentsto write a meta-analysis as a chapter in their dissertation, orinclude meta-analysis as a standard offering in the researchmethods curriculum of social science graduate programs. Themore people that adopt Ringquist and Anderson's approach, the lessresources will be wasted on conducting studies that do notcontribute to cumulative scientific knowledge. Meta-analysis; Public administration; Social sciences Evan J. Ringquist; edited by Mary R. Anderson Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Trà Vinh