Managing Applied Social Research: Tools, Strategies, and Insights, 1st Edition

Essential management guidance for real-world applied research projects Managing Applied Social Research?equips you with the skills, strategies, and knowledge you need to effectively manage research projects.\n\nWritten by a team of nationally-known researchers, this book covers the systematic management of applied social research studies from 'soup to nuts,' providing researchers with an easy-to-follow process and the tools and templates for improving the quality, ethical conduct, and usefulness of the final products. The authors merge expertise adapted from the field of project management with their decades of experience in using established research methodologies and practices to offer readers; practical examples and insights gleaned from major research houses such as Rand, Urban Institute, Mathematica, American Institutes for Research, and others. Key concepts and methodologies are systematically unpacked, with detailed discussion of both theoretical bases and practical applications in the field. Written in plain English, the case studies and vignettes illustrate typical approaches to different scenarios, and the checklists, templates, and other tools provide guides for action.Managing Applied Social Research: Tools, Strategies, and Insights 1st Edition is written by Darlene F. Russ-Eft; Catherine M. Sleezer; Gregory Sampson Gruener; Laura C. Leviton and published by Jossey-Bass. ISBNs for Managing Applied Social Research: Tools, Strategies, and Insights are 9781119408567, 1119408563 and the print ISBNs are 9781118105474, 1118105478. Additional ISBNs include 9781119408581.