Survey methods in multinational, multiregional, and multicultural contexts
By: edited by Janet A. Harkness ... [et al.].
Series: Wiley series in survey methodology
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 599
ISBN-13: 9780470177990
Subjects: Methodology; Scientific surveys; Social surveys
Description: A unique collaboration featuring the latest methodologies and research on multi- and cross-national surveys. Over the past two decades, the relevance of cross-national and cross-cultural methodologies has heightened across various fields of study. Responding to increasing cultural diversity and rapid changes in how research is conducted, Survey Methods in Multinational, Multiregional, and Multicultural Contexts addresses the need for refined tools and improved procedures in cross-cultural and cross-national studies worldwide. Based on research submitted to the International Conference on Multi.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 545-594) and index.
Table of contents: title: Comparative survey methodology / Janet A. Harkness ... [et al.]; title: Equivalence, comparability, and methodological progress / Peter Ph. Mohler and Timothy P. Johnson; title: Designing questionnaires for multipopulation research / Janet A. Harkness ... [et al.]; title: Creating questions and protocols for an international study of ideas about development and family life / Arland Thornton ... [et al.]; title: Managing the cognitive pretesting of multilingual survey instruments: a case study of pretesting of the U.S. Census Bureau bilingual Spanish/ English questionnaire / Patricia L. Goerman and Rachel A. Caspar; title: Cognitive interviewing in non-English languages: a cross-cultural perspective / Yuling Pan ... [et al.]; title: Translation, adaptation, and design / Janet A. Harkness, Ana Villar, and Brad Edwards; title: Evaluation of a multistep survey translation process / Gordon B. Willis ... [et al.]; title: Developments in translation verification procedures in three multilingual assessments: a plea for an integrated translation and adaptation monitoring tool / Steve Dept, Andrea Ferrari, and Laura Wäyrynen; title: Cognition, communication, and culture: implications for the survey response process / Norbert Schwarz, Daphna Oyserman, and Emilia Peytcheva; title: Cultural emphasis on honor, modesty, or self-enhancement: implications for the survey-response process / Ayşe K. Uskul, Daphna Oyserman, and Norbert Schwarz; title: Response styles and culture / Yongwei Yang ... [et al.]; title: Quality assurance and quality control in cross-national comparative studies / Lars Lyberg and Diana Maria Stukel; title: Sampling designs for cross-cultural and cross-national survey programs / Steven G. Heeringa and Colm O'Muircheartaigh; title: Challenges in cross-national data collection / Beth-Ellen Pennell ... [et al.]; title: A survey process quality perspective on documentation / Peter Ph. Mohler ... [et al.]; title: Harmonizing survey data / Peter Granda, Christof Wolf, and Reto Hadorn; title: The use of contact data in understanding cross-national differences in unit nonresponse / Annelies G. Blom, Annette Jäckle, and Peter Lynn; title: Item nonresponse and imputation of annual labor income in panel surveys from a cross-national perspective / Joachim R. Frick and Markus M. Grabka; title: An illustrative review of techniques for detecting inequivalences / Michael Braun and Timothy P. Johnson; title: Analysis models for comparative surveys / Joop J. Hox, Edith de Leeuw, and Matthieu J.S. Brinkhuis; title: Using polytomous item response theory to examine differential item and test functioning: the case of work ethic / David J. Woehr and John P. Meriac; title: Categorization errors and differences in the quality of questions in comparative surveys / Daniel Oberski, Willem E. Saris, and Jacques A. Hagenaars; title: Making methods meet: mixed design in cross-cultural research / Fons J.R. van de Vijver and Athanasios Chasiotis; title: The globalization of survey research / Tom W. Smith; title: Measurement equivalence in comparative surveys: the European Social Survey (ESS); title: from design to implementation and beyond / Rory Fitzgerald and Roger Jowell; title: The International Social Survey Programme: annual cross-national surveys since 1985 / Knut Kalgraff Skjåk; title: Longitudinal data collection in continental Europe: experiences from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) / Axel Börsch-Supan ... [et al.]; title: Assessment methods in IEA's TIMSS and PIRLS international assessments of mathematics, science, and reading / Ina V. S. Mullis and Michael O. Martin; title: Enhancing quality and comparability in the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES) / David A. Howell; title: The Gallup World Poll / Robert D. Tortora, Rajesh Srinivasan, and Neli Esipova.