Thanh Tran, Tam Nguyen, Keith Chan

Developing Cross-Cultural Measurement in Social Work Research and Evaluation

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

eveloping Cross-Cultural Measurement in Social Work Research and Evaluation, Second Edition is a practical, hands-on guide for social work researchers to learn how to develop, assess, and validate meaningful measurements across cultures and populations. The book takes the reader from conceptualization to analysis, using specific techniques with SEM and IRT for cross-cultural research.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 206mm x 137mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9780190496470
• ISBN-10: 0190496479
• Artikelnr.: 47864469

Autorenporträt

Thanh V. Tran, PhD, MA, Professor, School of Social Work, Boston College. Tam H. Nguyen, PhD, MSN/MPH, RN, Assistant Professor, Connell School of Nursing, Boston College. Keith T. Chan, PhD, MSW, Assistant Professor, School of Social Welfare, SUNY Albany.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Cultural and Cross-Cultural Research
2. Process and Critical Tasks of Cross-Cultural Research
3. Adopting or Adapting Existing Instruments
4. Assessing and Testing Cross-Cultural Measurement Equivalence
Appendix I
5. Item Response Theory in Cross-Cultural Measurement
6. Developing New Instruments: Empathy Scale
7. Concluding Comments
Appendix II
References
Index