Developing cross-cultural measurement in social work research and evaluation / Thanh V. Tran, Tam H. Nguyen, Keith T. Chan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tran, Thanh V., author.

Nguyen, Tam H., author.

Chan, Keith T., author.

Contributor:

UPSO (University Press Scholarship Online)

Series:

Pocket guides to social work research methods

Standardized Title:

Developing cross-cultural measurement

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social work with minorities--United States--Methodology.

Social work with minorities.

Cultural awareness--United States--Methodology.

Cultural awareness.

Methodology.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 199 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Developing Cross-Cultural Measurement in Social Work Research and Evaluation, Second Edition is an applied practice-to-research text, with a focus on developing, assessing, and validating meaningful measurements across cultures and populations. This book deeply examines cultural differences that may present problems with measurements for target populations relevant to social work researchers, and features practical hands-on solutions to managing these problems using advanced quantitative methods. The authors present a step-by step approach, beginning with the conceptualization of measurements for different cultures, the processes involved in identifying item questions, and the quantitative techniques that can be used to validate new or pre-existing measures. This Second-Edition also includes sample syntax from publicly available data for social-work researchers to learn to conduct these types of analyses with their own research. New to the Second Edition: Emphasis on Item Response Theory, and a new chapter devoted to the concept, Increased focus on the process of instrument development, based, on real word examples - in particular, a detailed examination of the development of a new cross-cultural instrument, the Empathy Scale, created and validated by a group of multinational and culturally diverse students from the US, China, Mexico, and Turkey under the supervision of Dr. Tran, Significant updates of all content to reflect new developments in cross-cultural research across social sciences and psychological disciplines. Book jacket.

Contents:

Overview of culture and cross-cultural research

Process and critical tasks of cross-cultural research

Adopting or adapting existing instruments

Assessing and testing cross-cultural measurement equivalence

Appendix 4.1

5. Item response theory in cross-cultural measurement

Developing new instruments

Concluding comments

Appendix 7.1

References

Index.

Notes:

Earlier edition published as: Developing cross-cultural measurement.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-189) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Oxford Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780190496500

0190496509

Publisher Number:

99975979214

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Restricted for use by site license.