400016 SE Issue in comperative survey measurem.: questionnaire design, data harmonisation and qual. assurance. (2016S)
Seminar für DissertantInnen: Methoden
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").
- Anmeldung von Di 02.02.2016 08:00 bis So 17.04.2016 23:59
- Abmeldung bis Di 26.04.2016 23:59
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max. 15 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
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Termine
MO 25.04.2016 09:00-12:30 Hörsaal H10, Rathausstraße 19, Stiege 2, Hochparterre (Bestätigt)
DI 26.04.2016 9:00-12:30 und 14:00-17:30 Hörsaal H10, Rathausstraße 19, Stiege 2, Hochparterre (Bestätigt)
DO 28.04.2016 09:00-12:30 Hörsaal H10, Rathausstraße 19, Stiege 2, Hochparterre (Bestätigt)
FR 29.04.2016 09:00-12:30 Hörsaal H10, Rathausstraße 19, Stiege 2, Hochparterre (Bestätigt)
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Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
Prepare a paper (in English or German) of 4500-5000 words (excluding references), to be submitted to the instructor by June 12th, 2016 relating to the topics of the workshop and taking the workshop literature into account. Papers will be evaluated based on developing and treating a clear research question, theoretical and conceptual rigor, and active engagement with the contents of the workshop. 30% participation in class and 70% paper
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Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:47
• Research question, theoretical framework and data analysis plan
• Standardisation and quantification
• Total survey error
Introduction to comparative survey research
• Aims and challenges of comparative survey research
• Error and equivalence in comparative survey measurement
Basics of question and questionnaire design
• Types of questions, types of responses; asking about events, behaviors and attitudes
• The (social) psychology of survey response
• Best practice in question wording and visual design
• Response scales
• Response styles and other biases: acquiescence, social desirability bias
• More than the sum of its parts: crafting the questionnaire (routing, question order…)
Harmonisation for comparative surveys
• Types of harmonisation: input and output
• Survey questionnaire translation and adaptation
• Ex-ante output harmonisation
Comparative measurement of ‘background variables’
• What are background variables, and why do we need them?
• Approaches to the comparative measurement of specific background variables
• Detailed illustration using ‘educational attainment’
• Using international standards as coding frameworks
Quality assurance of cross-cultural questionnaires
• Pre-fieldwork: cognitive interviews and other pretesting methods
• Post-fieldwork: statistical assessment of measurement quality
Open session:
• Further topics of interest for participants: e.g. technology
• Open round for questions and discussion