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Cross-cultural Survey Methods
Janet A. Harkness
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Description for Cross-cultural Survey Methods
Hardcover. PRACTICAL METHODOLOGIES FOR CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH Since all research is in a sense comparative, it is sometimes argued that methods and requirements remain the same, no matter what country or nationality is involved. The editors of this volume contend that this philosophy is an oversimplification. Series: Wiley Series in Survey Methodology. Num Pages: 432 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 36. Weight in Grams: 782.
PRACTICAL METHODOLOGIES FOR CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH
Since all research is in a sense comparative, it is sometimes argued that methods and requirements remain the same, no matter what country or nationality is involved. The editors of this volume contend that this philosophy is an oversimplification. Although comparative survey research builds on and benefits from best practices established in monocultural research, cross-cultural research requires methodologies which address the central issues of equivalence of measurement and comparability of findings. The literature dealing with these issues has tended to be piecemeal, scattered across disciplines, and focused on specific questionnaires and the ... Read more
PRACTICAL METHODOLOGIES FOR CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH
Since all research is in a sense comparative, it is sometimes argued that methods and requirements remain the same, no matter what country or nationality is involved. The editors of this volume contend that this philosophy is an oversimplification. Although comparative survey research builds on and benefits from best practices established in monocultural research, cross-cultural research requires methodologies which address the central issues of equivalence of measurement and comparability of findings. The literature dealing with these issues has tended to be piecemeal, scattered across disciplines, and focused on specific questionnaires and the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Series in Survey Methodology
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780471385264
SKU
V9780471385264
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About Janet A. Harkness
JANET A. HARKNESS, PhD, is Director for Germany of the International Social Survey Program (ISSP), convenor and member of the ISSP methodology groups, and is internal coordinator of COMPASS, a five-country consortium of research institutes for European comparative social science survey research. FONS J. R. Van de VIJVER, PhD, teaches cross-cultural psychology at Tilburg University, The Netherlands. ... Read more
Reviews for Cross-cultural Survey Methods
"…there is a need for more efforts at cross-cultural and cross-national survey research. The diverse efforts of the participants in the conference as represented in this book…could serve as a stimulus for such research." (Journal of the American Statistical Association, September 2004) "If you like reading books about statistical science and its application to modern society, here is a ... Read more