Translating Questionnaires and Other Research Instruments

Problems and Solutions
1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-7619-1824-0
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, Band 133, 80 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 114 g

Reihe: Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences

This book covers the essential information needed to understand the problems involved in translating existing questionnaires and other paper-and-pencil instruments from one language to another as well as to apply methods for dealing with them. It shows researchers how to identify the problems (comparison of parameters, nomological nets, and semantic problems) with an existing instrument; how to solve each of these problems with step-by-step guidelines; and techniques for reconstructing an instrument or designing an original one to use with different cultural groups. This book will provide researchers with a guide for construction of cross-national survey instruments.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Behling, Orlando

Law, Kenneth S.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Übersetzungswissenschaft, Translatologie, Dolmetschen
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Datenanalyse, Datenverarbeitung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

An Overview
Characteristics of Useful Measures
Solving Semantic Problems
Solving Conceptual Problems
Solving Normative Problems
Putting It All Together