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9780470177990

Survey Methods in Multinational, Multiregional, and Multicultural Contexts

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  • Edition: 1st
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  • Copyright: 2010-05-03
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Summary

Written and edited by experts in the fields, Survey Methods in Multicultural, Multinational, and Multiregional Contexts provides an overview of comparative multinational, multiregional, and multicultural issues in survey methodology. Part of the Wiley Series in Survey Methodology, this volume explores the issue of quality in multipopulation surveys and the level of methodological expertise in comparative survey research. The text, including models of design, multilingual issues, and more on developing countries, is fundamental for statisticians, researchers, and students interested in design and implementation of international, national, and cultural comparative surveys.

Author Biography

Janet A. Harkness, Phd, is Director and Graduate Chair of the Survey Research and Methodology Program and Gallup Research Center at the University of NebraskaLincoln. Michael Braun, Phd, is Senior Consultant at GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences (Germany). Brad Edwards is Vice President and Associate Director at Westat, Inc. Timothy P. Johnson, Phd, is Professor and Director of the Survey Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Lars Lyberg, Phd, is Chief Scientist at Statistics Sweden. Peter Ph. Mohler, Phd, is Professor at University of Mannheim (Germany). Beth-Ellen Pennell, Phd, is Director of Survey Research Operations at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. Tom W. Smith is Director of the general Social Survey at the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago.

Table of Contents

Contributorsp. ix
Prefacep. xiii
Setting the Stage
Comparative Survey Methodologyp. 3
Equivalence, Comparability, and Methodological Progressp. 17
Questionnaire Development
Designing Questionnaires for Multipopulation Researchp. 33
Creating Questions and Protocols for an International Study of Ideas About Development and Family Lifep. 59
Managing the Cognitive Pretesting of Multilingual Survey Instruments: A Case Study of Pretesting of the U.S. Census Bureau Bilingual Spanish/ English Questionnairep. 75
Cognitive Interviewing in Non-English Languages: A Cross-Cultural Perspectivep. 91
Translation, Adaptation, and Assessment
Translation, Adaptation, and Designp. 117
Evaluation of a Multistep Survey Translation Processp. 141
Developments in Translation Verification Procedures in Three Multilingual Assessments: A Plea for an Integrated Translation and Adaptation Monitoring Toolp. 157
Culture, Cognition, and Response
Cognition, Communication, and Culture: Implications for the Survey Response Processp. 177
Cultural Emphasis on Honor, Modesty, or Self-Enhancement: Implications for the Survey-Response Processp. 191
Response Styles and Culturep. 203
Key Process Components and Quality
Quality Assurance and Quality Control in Cross-National Comparative Studiesp. 227
Sampling Designs for Cross-Cultural and Cross-National Survey Programsp. 251
Challenges in Cross-National Data Collectionp. 269
A Survey Process Quality Perspective on Documentationp. 299
Harmonizing Survey Datap. 315
Nonresponse
The Use of Contact Data in Understanding Cross-National Differences in Unit Nonresponsep. 335
Item Nonresponse and Imputation of Annual Labor Income in Panel Surveys from a Cross-National Perspectivep. 355
Analyzing Data
An Illustrative Review of Techniques for Detecting Inequivalencesp. 375
Analysis Models for Comparative Surveysp. 395
Using Polytomous Item Response Theory to Examine Differential Item and Test Functioning: The Case of Work Ethicp. 419
Categorization Errors and Differences in the Quality of Questions in Comparative Surveysp. 435
Making Methods Meet: Mixed Design in Cross-Cultural Researchp. 455
Global Survey Programs
The Globalization of Survey Researchp. 477
Measurement Equivalence in Comparative Surveys: the European Social Survey (ESS)-From Design to Implementation and Beyondp. 485
The International Social Survey Programme: Annual Cross-National Surveys Since 1985p. 497
Longitudinal Data Collection in Continental Europe: Experiences from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)p. 507
Assessment Methods in IEA's TIMSS and PIRLS International Assessments of Mathematics, Science, and Readingp. 515
Enhancing Quality and Comparability in the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES)p. 525
The Gallup World Pollp. 535
Referencesp. 545
Subject Indexp. 595
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