Practical Research Methods for Nonprofit and Public Administrators, Second Edition, covers basic principles of research design, data collection, data analysis, reporting and ethical principles of research. The discussion describes the skills as they would be used in practice in a not for profit or public administration environment.

SECTION I. Research in Nonprofit and Public Programs Chapter 1. Research in Public and Nonprofit Programs: The Basics Chapter 2. Measurement Chapter 3. Ethical Treatment of Research Subjects; SECTION II. Performance Measurement Systems: Their Design and Analysis Chapter 4. Designing Performance Measures and Monitoring Systems Chapter 5. Analyzing Performance Measures; SECTION III. Citizen Surveys Chapter 6. Selecting and Contacting Subjects Chapter 7. Questions and Questionnaires for Surveys and Interviews Chapter 8. Describing Relationships Among Variables Chapter 9. Generalizing From Research Data: Applying Inferential Statistics Chapter 10. Analyzing Interviews and Open-Ended Questions; SECTION IV. Programs and Community-Based Research Chapter 11. Research To Evaluate Programs Chapter 12. Community-Based Participatory Research Methods Chapter 13. Working With Geographic Information Systems Chapter 14. Communicating Findings