An Examination of Dissertation Research: The Relationship between Gender, Methodological Approach, and Research Design

Autor/inn/en	Diaz-Kope, Luisa M.; Miller-Stevens, Katrina; Henley, Tiffany J.
Titel	An Examination of Dissertation Research: The Relationship between Gender, Methodological Approach, and Research Design
Quelle	In: Journal of Public Affairs Education, 25 (2019) 1, S.93-114 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1523-6803
DOI	10.1080/15236803.2018.1463792
Schlagwörter	Doctoral Dissertations; Gender Differences; Research Methodology; Research Design; Public Affairs Education; Public Administration Education; Doctoral Students; Females; Social Science Research; Doctoral Programs; Accreditation (Institutions); Qualitative Research; Interviews; Scholarship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Doctoral dissertation; Doctoral thesis; Doctoral theses; Dissertationsschrift; Geschlechterkonflikt; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Forschungsdesign; Doctoral studies; Doctorate studies; Student; Students; Doctoral candidate; Doktorandenprogramm; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Doktorand; Doktorandin; Weibliches Geschlecht; Social scientific research; Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Qualitative Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Scholarships; Stipendium
Abstract	In the fields of public administration, policy, and public affairs, more women are earning PhD degrees and entering male-dominated academic and public sector job markets. This trend raises questions about the future of dissertation research and implications of gender on methodological approach and research design. This study examines the state of dissertation methods and research design in public administration, policy, and public affairs doctoral programs through the lens of gender between the years 2010 and 2014. A total of 986 dissertations are reviewed from PhD programs housed in universities that have NASPAA accredited MPA programs. Chi-square tests of independence and multinomial logistic regression illustrate that choice of methodological approach is not independent of gender, but rather there is a significant association between the two, and choice of research design also impacts methodological approach. Descriptive statistics show an increased trend in females using quantitative approaches to dissertation research. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01