William C Adams
Biographic Data
| ID | 4123012 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William C Adams |
| GIVEN NAMES | William C |
| FAMILY NAME | Adams |
| SIGNATURE | ADAMS W C |
| AFFILIATIONS | George Washington University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 104 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1926 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Network Bibliometrics of Public Policy Journals
Analyses of academic networks typically rely on bibliometric data to reveal intellectual structures and communication links. Using data compiled from Journal Citation Reports, this research reports the key networks of seven general public policy journals: Journal of European Public Policy, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Journal of Public Policy, Policy Sciences, Policy Studies, Policy Studies Journal, and Public Choice. Two journals h…
Conducting Semi‐Structured Interviews
Conducted conversationally with one respondent at a time, the semi-structured interview (SSI) employs a blend of closed- and open-ended questions, often accompanied by follow-up why or how questions. About one hour is considered a reasonable maximum length for SSIs in order to minimize fatigue for both interviewer and respondent. This chapter begins with a discussion on the disadvantages and advantages of SSIs. Despite the disadvantages and costs…
Policy Journal Trends and Tensions: JPAM and PSJ
Academic journals may especially influence the development of an emerging field; early editors of public policy journals were explicit about that goal. Two leading journals—the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management and the Policy Studies Journal—were compared for changes between the early 1980s and 2007–2010. Over time, both journals published far fewer research articles by practitioners, and the non‐university share of both editorial boards …
Fulbright Scholars in Political Science
In 2011, the Fulbright Scholar Program celebrates its 65th anniversary as America's preeminent international educational exchange program. In recognition of its international impact, this is a timely occasion to recall the program's history and note the roles of political scientists who have taught and conducted research around the globe as Fulbright Scholars
Anthropometric estimation of bone mineral content in young adult females
It was hypothesized that improved prediction of bone mineral content (BMC) would be achieved by an expanded battery of anthropometric variables beyond height and the four extremity diameters used by previous investigators to predict skeletal mass ( r = 0.74). Accordingly, sitting height, trunk diameters, chest depth, and head circumference, as well as whole body BMC and bone mineral density (BMD) via dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry (DEXA), were …
Estimating Community Standars: Comment
Credibility of the Asian News Broadcasts of the Voice of America and the British Broadcasting Corporation
Official radio broadcasting directed to international listeners is an integral part of the process of carrying out the foreign policy objectives of the United States and Great Britain. Foreign policy objectives, however, cannot be promoted with any degree of effectiveness through official international radio unless the broadcasting station is perceived to be a credible source of information. Credibility of official radio stations depends on two k…
Mass media and public opinion about foreign affairs: A typology of news dynamics
Reporting on Cambodia
Journal Article Reporting on Cambodia Get access William C. Adams William C. Adams 1George Washington University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Communication, Volume 36, Issue 1, March 1986, Pages 189–193, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2466.1986.tb03048.x Published: 07 February 2006
Whose Lives Count: TV Coverage of Natural Disasters
Journal Article Whose Lives Count?: TV Coverage of Natural Disasters Get access William C. Adams William C. Adams 1William C. Adams is Professor of Public Administration at George Washington University. An earlier version of this article was presented at the American Society for Public Opinion Research conference in St. Petersburg, Florida, May 17, 1986. The author acknowledges and thanks Gregory Giaquinto, Brian Smith, and Joseph Fiore for their…
Before and afterthe day after: The unexpected results of a televised drama
Over 80 million Americans watched The Day After, ABC's controversial drama about the horror and devastation of nuclear war. Many people expected a compelling indictment of the folly of the arms race that could create a significant ‐ shift in public attitudes. On the evening of the broadcast, researchers conducted random nationwide telephone surveys both before and after the broadcast of The Day After. In addition to examining attitudinal changes,…
The Power of The Right Stuff: A Quasi-Experimental Field Test of the Docudrama Hypothesis
A field test of 966 moviegoers found that a significant number of them were favorably influenced toward John Glenn's candidacy for president by the film The Right Stuff. The docudrama reinforced positive images of Glenn and sustained those impressions for a longer than expected period
Reputation, Size, and Student Success in Public Administration/Affairs Programs
Measuring Legislator-Constituency Congruence: Liquor, Legislators and Linkage
Effects of Telephone Canvassing on Turnout and Preferences: A Field Experiment
Journal Article Effects of Telephone Canvassing on Turnout and Preferences: A Field Experiment Get access WILLIAM C. ADAMS, WILLIAM C. ADAMS William C. Adams is Assistant Professor of Public Administration at George Washington University. Dennis J. Smith is President of Smith, Berlin & Associates (formerly Smith, Bloomingdale & Hees), Washington, D.C. Hugh LeBlanc, Robert Darcy, Susan Carroll, Mike Monheit, and Ellen Weiser offered helpful commen…
Talking, Television, and Voter Indecision
Two characteristics distinguished decided from undecided voters: frequency of discussing the candidates and viewing national network-TV news
Local Public Affairs Content of TV News
Content analysis of newcasts of 10 Pennsylvania stations finds emphasis is on local politics, not on sensational and human interest stories
American Public Opinion in the 1960s on Two Church-State Issues
American Public Opinion in the 1960s on Two Church-State Issues Get access William C. Adams William C. Adams University Teaching Fellow Department of Political Science, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 17, Issue 3, Autumn 1975, Pages 477–494, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/17.3.477 Published: 01 October 1975
Introductory American Government Textbooks: An Anatomical Analysis
The Fall, 1973, PS contained a remarkable exchange. Stephen Stephens charged that Irish and Prothro's Politics of American Democracy panders to youthful radical chic proclivities, while the beseiged authors responded with dark hints that Stephens is a closet conservative. In this enlightened age, such an embarrassing, albeit stimulating and entertaining, foray is a kind of academic streaking. The time has come for this subject of textbooks to beg…
Potterin' Round
Effects of Telephone Canvassing on Turnout and Preferences: A Field Experiment
Journal Article Effects of Telephone Canvassing on Turnout and Preferences: A Field Experiment Get access WILLIAM C. ADAMS, WILLIAM C. ADAMS William C. Adams is Assistant Professor of Public Administration at George Washington University. Dennis J. Smith is President of Smith, Berlin & Associates (formerly Smith, Bloomingdale & Hees), Washington, D.C. Hugh LeBlanc, Robert Darcy, Susan Carroll, Mike Monheit, and Ellen Weiser offered helpful commen…
The Power of The Right Stuff: A Quasi-Experimental Field Test of the Docudrama Hypothesis
A field test of 966 moviegoers found that a significant number of them were favorably influenced toward John Glenn's candidacy for president by the film The Right Stuff. The docudrama reinforced positive images of Glenn and sustained those impressions for a longer than expected period
Local Public Affairs Content of TV News
Content analysis of newcasts of 10 Pennsylvania stations finds emphasis is on local politics, not on sensational and human interest stories
Network Bibliometrics of Public Policy Journals
Analyses of academic networks typically rely on bibliometric data to reveal intellectual structures and communication links. Using data compiled from Journal Citation Reports, this research reports the key networks of seven general public policy journals: Journal of European Public Policy, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Journal of Public Policy, Policy Sciences, Policy Studies, Policy Studies Journal, and Public Choice. Two journals h…
Policy Journal Trends and Tensions: JPAM and PSJ
Academic journals may especially influence the development of an emerging field; early editors of public policy journals were explicit about that goal. Two leading journals—the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management and the Policy Studies Journal—were compared for changes between the early 1980s and 2007–2010. Over time, both journals published far fewer research articles by practitioners, and the non‐university share of both editorial boards …
Mass media and public opinion about foreign affairs: A typology of news dynamics
Measuring Legislator-Constituency Congruence: Liquor, Legislators and Linkage
Credibility of the Asian News Broadcasts of the Voice of America and the British Broadcasting Corporation
Official radio broadcasting directed to international listeners is an integral part of the process of carrying out the foreign policy objectives of the United States and Great Britain. Foreign policy objectives, however, cannot be promoted with any degree of effectiveness through official international radio unless the broadcasting station is perceived to be a credible source of information. Credibility of official radio stations depends on two k…
Before and afterthe day after: The unexpected results of a televised drama
Over 80 million Americans watched The Day After, ABC's controversial drama about the horror and devastation of nuclear war. Many people expected a compelling indictment of the folly of the arms race that could create a significant ‐ shift in public attitudes. On the evening of the broadcast, researchers conducted random nationwide telephone surveys both before and after the broadcast of The Day After. In addition to examining attitudinal changes,…
Estimating Community Standars: Comment
Introductory American Government Textbooks: An Anatomical Analysis
The Fall, 1973, PS contained a remarkable exchange. Stephen Stephens charged that Irish and Prothro's Politics of American Democracy panders to youthful radical chic proclivities, while the beseiged authors responded with dark hints that Stephens is a closet conservative. In this enlightened age, such an embarrassing, albeit stimulating and entertaining, foray is a kind of academic streaking. The time has come for this subject of textbooks to beg…
Potterin' Round
Introductory American Government Textbooks: An Anatomical Analysis
The Fall, 1973, PS contained a remarkable exchange. Stephen Stephens charged that Irish and Prothro's Politics of American Democracy panders to youthful radical chic proclivities, while the beseiged authors responded with dark hints that Stephens is a closet conservative. In this enlightened age, such an embarrassing, albeit stimulating and entertaining, foray is a kind of academic streaking. The time has come for this subject of textbooks to beg…
American Public Opinion in the 1960s on Two Church-State Issues
American Public Opinion in the 1960s on Two Church-State Issues Get access William C. Adams William C. Adams University Teaching Fellow Department of Political Science, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 17, Issue 3, Autumn 1975, Pages 477–494, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/17.3.477 Published: 01 October 1975
Talking, Television, and Voter Indecision
Two characteristics distinguished decided from undecided voters: frequency of discussing the candidates and viewing national network-TV news
Local Public Affairs Content of TV News
Content analysis of newcasts of 10 Pennsylvania stations finds emphasis is on local politics, not on sensational and human interest stories
Measuring Legislator-Constituency Congruence: Liquor, Legislators and Linkage
Effects of Telephone Canvassing on Turnout and Preferences: A Field Experiment
Journal Article Effects of Telephone Canvassing on Turnout and Preferences: A Field Experiment Get access WILLIAM C. ADAMS, WILLIAM C. ADAMS William C. Adams is Assistant Professor of Public Administration at George Washington University. Dennis J. Smith is President of Smith, Berlin & Associates (formerly Smith, Bloomingdale & Hees), Washington, D.C. Hugh LeBlanc, Robert Darcy, Susan Carroll, Mike Monheit, and Ellen Weiser offered helpful commen…
Reputation, Size, and Student Success in Public Administration/Affairs Programs
The Power of The Right Stuff: A Quasi-Experimental Field Test of the Docudrama Hypothesis
A field test of 966 moviegoers found that a significant number of them were favorably influenced toward John Glenn's candidacy for president by the film The Right Stuff. The docudrama reinforced positive images of Glenn and sustained those impressions for a longer than expected period
Reporting on Cambodia
Journal Article Reporting on Cambodia Get access William C. Adams William C. Adams 1George Washington University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Communication, Volume 36, Issue 1, March 1986, Pages 189–193, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2466.1986.tb03048.x Published: 07 February 2006
Whose Lives Count: TV Coverage of Natural Disasters
Journal Article Whose Lives Count?: TV Coverage of Natural Disasters Get access William C. Adams William C. Adams 1William C. Adams is Professor of Public Administration at George Washington University. An earlier version of this article was presented at the American Society for Public Opinion Research conference in St. Petersburg, Florida, May 17, 1986. The author acknowledges and thanks Gregory Giaquinto, Brian Smith, and Joseph Fiore for their…
Before and afterthe day after: The unexpected results of a televised drama
Over 80 million Americans watched The Day After, ABC's controversial drama about the horror and devastation of nuclear war. Many people expected a compelling indictment of the folly of the arms race that could create a significant ‐ shift in public attitudes. On the evening of the broadcast, researchers conducted random nationwide telephone surveys both before and after the broadcast of The Day After. In addition to examining attitudinal changes,…
Mass media and public opinion about foreign affairs: A typology of news dynamics
Credibility of the Asian News Broadcasts of the Voice of America and the British Broadcasting Corporation
Official radio broadcasting directed to international listeners is an integral part of the process of carrying out the foreign policy objectives of the United States and Great Britain. Foreign policy objectives, however, cannot be promoted with any degree of effectiveness through official international radio unless the broadcasting station is perceived to be a credible source of information. Credibility of official radio stations depends on two k…
Anthropometric estimation of bone mineral content in young adult females
It was hypothesized that improved prediction of bone mineral content (BMC) would be achieved by an expanded battery of anthropometric variables beyond height and the four extremity diameters used by previous investigators to predict skeletal mass ( r = 0.74). Accordingly, sitting height, trunk diameters, chest depth, and head circumference, as well as whole body BMC and bone mineral density (BMD) via dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry (DEXA), were …
Estimating Community Standars: Comment
Fulbright Scholars in Political Science
In 2011, the Fulbright Scholar Program celebrates its 65th anniversary as America's preeminent international educational exchange program. In recognition of its international impact, this is a timely occasion to recall the program's history and note the roles of political scientists who have taught and conducted research around the globe as Fulbright Scholars
Policy Journal Trends and Tensions: JPAM and PSJ
Academic journals may especially influence the development of an emerging field; early editors of public policy journals were explicit about that goal. Two leading journals—the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management and the Policy Studies Journal—were compared for changes between the early 1980s and 2007–2010. Over time, both journals published far fewer research articles by practitioners, and the non‐university share of both editorial boards …
Conducting Semi‐Structured Interviews
Conducted conversationally with one respondent at a time, the semi-structured interview (SSI) employs a blend of closed- and open-ended questions, often accompanied by follow-up why or how questions. About one hour is considered a reasonable maximum length for SSIs in order to minimize fatigue for both interviewer and respondent. This chapter begins with a discussion on the disadvantages and advantages of SSIs. Despite the disadvantages and costs…
Network Bibliometrics of Public Policy Journals
Analyses of academic networks typically rely on bibliometric data to reveal intellectual structures and communication links. Using data compiled from Journal Citation Reports, this research reports the key networks of seven general public policy journals: Journal of European Public Policy, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Journal of Public Policy, Policy Sciences, Policy Studies, Policy Studies Journal, and Public Choice. Two journals h…
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