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Dedicated to the three "magi" of my life A Biblical story tells us about the "three Magi" who bro... more Dedicated to the three "magi" of my life A Biblical story tells us about the "three Magi" who brought gifts to the new born Christ from the east. Allah has also blessed me with unending gifts by the "three Magi" in my life. Gifts from my mom and dad have shaped my life. My mom was my first teacher. I can still recall closing my eyes the day she first taught me how to write. I learned from her to be simple, tolerant, and diligent in my personal life. My dad shaped my world view. He taught me the value of education and encouraged me to be an academician. I lost my mom in 2009 shortly after starting the Ph.D. program at the School of Public Affairs Administration (SPAA) in the Fall of 2008, and my dad passed away in 2011. In those very difficult times, my wife, Sania, shared with me all the sorrows and anguish of my personal life. She shielded all the difficulties and kept the daily problems apart from my studies, and helped me be active in pursuing my Ph.D. Without her endless encouragement and endurance, it would have been impossible to accomplish my dream journey towards doctoral degree. I dedicate this dissertation to my beloved mom, dad, and my wife, Sania-the three "Magi" of my life.
Two traditions of social science research can be identified as ‘quantitative‘ and ‘qualitative‘ r... more Two traditions of social science research can be identified as ‘quantitative‘ and ‘qualitative‘ research, which are different from each other in style and technique. Supporters of these two traditions ―sometimes seem to be at war regarding the supremacy of their respective tradition in analyzing social phenomena (King, Keohane and Verba, 1994). In general, this war is quite visible in the field of social science and in public administration, which refers as federal, state and local government, as a discipline of social science. Transcending the boundaries of academia this debate has received considerable interest recently from people every corner of the society for several reasons. Any interested observer of current U.S. politics can notice these different views in the debates regarding U.S. government policies on the recent health care re-form, bail out policies of financial institutions and auto industries. In general, liberals and Democrats in Congress supported these policies an...
Dedicated to the three "magi" of my life A Biblical story tells us about the "three Magi" who bro... more Dedicated to the three "magi" of my life A Biblical story tells us about the "three Magi" who brought gifts to the new born Christ from the east. Allah has also blessed me with unending gifts by the "three Magi" in my life. Gifts from my mom and dad have shaped my life. My mom was my first teacher. I can still recall closing my eyes the day she first taught me how to write. I learned from her to be simple, tolerant, and diligent in my personal life. My dad shaped my world view. He taught me the value of education and encouraged me to be an academician. I lost my mom in 2009 shortly after starting the Ph.D. program at the School of Public Affairs Administration (SPAA) in the Fall of 2008, and my dad passed away in 2011. In those very difficult times, my wife, Sania, shared with me all the sorrows and anguish of my personal life. She shielded all the difficulties and kept the daily problems apart from my studies, and helped me be active in pursuing my Ph.D. Without her endless encouragement and endurance, it would have been impossible to accomplish my dream journey towards doctoral degree. I dedicate this dissertation to my beloved mom, dad, and my wife, Sania-the three "Magi" of my life.
Two traditions of social science research can be identified as ‘quantitative‘ and ‘qualitative‘ r... more Two traditions of social science research can be identified as ‘quantitative‘ and ‘qualitative‘ research, which are different from each other in style and technique. Supporters of these two traditions ―sometimes seem to be at war regarding the supremacy of their respective tradition in analyzing social phenomena (King, Keohane and Verba, 1994). In general, this war is quite visible in the field of social science and in public administration, which refers as federal, state and local government, as a discipline of social science. Transcending the boundaries of academia this debate has received considerable interest recently from people every corner of the society for several reasons. Any interested observer of current U.S. politics can notice these different views in the debates regarding U.S. government policies on the recent health care re-form, bail out policies of financial institutions and auto industries. In general, liberals and Democrats in Congress supported these policies an...