Taking Language Seriously
Subtitle: The Narrative Foundations of Public Administration Research
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: November 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9780878407507
Subjects: Central government; Civil service & public sector; Language & Linguistics; Social research & statistics; Politics/International Relations; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Research; Public Administration; Linguistics; Public Affairs & Administration; Philosophy; Language
First sentence: The quality of research in public administration has been severely criticized on several fronts.
Description: "Focusing on the logical structures of three modes of research - explanatory, interpretive, and critical - White shows how each is equally legitimate, depending on the nature of the research questions."--BOOK JACKET.

"This comprehensive yet clear discussion of the philosophical foundations of research in public administration advances an alternative theory of knowledge development that will be valuable for everyone in fields seeking to affect social, political, economic, and organizational change."--BOOK JACKET.