Developing cross-cultural measurement / Thanh V. Tran.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tran, Thanh V.

Series:

Pocket guides to social work research methods.

Pocket guides to social work research methods

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Social work with minorities.

Cultural awareness--United States--Methodology.

Cultural awareness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

1. Overview of Cross-Cultural Research 2. Process of Cross-Cultural Instrument Development and Assessment 3. Preliminary Steps in Cross-Cultural Instrument Development 4. Adopting or Adapting Existing Instruments 5. Developing New Instruments 6. Assessing Measurement Equivalence 7. Testing Cross-Cultural Measurement Invariance 8. Concluding Comments: Measurement in Cross-Cultural Research

Contents:

Contents; 1 Overview of Cross-Cultural Research; 2 Process of Cross-Cultural Instrument Development and Assessment; 3 Preliminary Steps in Cross-Cultural Instrument Development; 4 Adopting or Adapting Existing Instruments; 5 Developing New Instruments; 6 Assessing Measurement Equivalence; 7 Testing Cross-Cultural Measurement Invariance: LISREL Applications; 8 Concluding Comments: Measurement in Cross-Cultural Research; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-029596-1

1-282-26737-X

0-19-532508-7

9786612267376

0-19-972404-0

OCLC:

430930430