[DDI-users] New Version of the Cross-Cultural Survey Guidelines

Jared Lyle lyle at umich.edu
Fri Sep 9 13:53:56 EDT 2016


*New and Expanded** Cross-Cultural Survey Guidelines*



First published in 2008, the Cross-Cultural Survey Guidelines have recently
undergone a significant update and expansion (Beta release: July 2016). The
new edition includes over 800 pages of content with major updates and the
expansion of all existing chapters, as well as the addition of new chapters
on study design, study management, paradata, and statistical analysis. More
than 70 professionals from 35 organizations contributed to this effort.  The
senior editor was Tom W. Smith of NORC at the University of Chicago.  See:
http://ccsg.isr.umich.edu/index.php/about-us/contributions for a complete
list of contributors.



The Cross-Cultural Survey Guidelines were developed to provide information
on best practices across the survey lifecycle in a world in which the
number and scope of studies covering multiple cultures, languages, nations,
or regions has increased significantly. They were the product of an
initiative of the International Workshop on Comparative Survey Design and
Implementation (http://www.csdiworkshop.org/). The initiative was led by
Beth-Ellen Pennell, currently the director of international survey
operations at the Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research at
the University of Michigan.



The aim of the initiative was to develop and promote internationally
recognized guidelines that highlight best practice for the conduct of
comparative survey research across cultures and countries. The guidelines
address the gap in the existing literature on the details of implementing
surveys that are specifically designed for comparative research, including
what aspects should be standardized and when local adaptation is
appropriate. The intended audience for the guidelines includes researchers
and survey practitioners planning or engaged in what are increasingly
referred to as multinational, multiregional, or multicultural (3MC)
surveys, although much of the material is also relevant for single country
surveys.



The guidelines cover all aspects of the survey lifecycle and include the
following chapters: Study Design and Organizational Structure; Study
Management;  Tenders, Bids and Contracts; Sample Design; Questionnaire
Design; Adaptation; Translation; Instrument Technical Design; Interviewer
Recruitment, Selection, and Training; Pretesting; Data Collection; Paradata
and Other Auxiliary Data; Data Harmonization; Data Processing and
Statistical Adjustment; Data Dissemination; Survey Quality  and Ethical
Considerations. The guidelines can be found at: *http://ccsg.isr.umich.edu
<http://ccsg.isr.umich.edu>*.  We welcome feedback and suggestions.


Peter


Peter Granda,  Associate Director and Archivist
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
University of Michigan
(http://www.icpsr.umich.edu)                       peterg at umich.edu
P.O. Box 1248, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248  +1(734)615-2977 (voice)
+1(734)647-8700 (FAX)
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