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245 04 a| The SAGE handbook of measurementh| [electronic resource] /c| edited by Geoffrey Walford, Eric Tucker, and Madhu Viswanathan.;

260 a| Los Angeles :b| SAGE,;

300 a| xxii, 626 p. :b| ill. ;c| 26 cm.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and indexes.;

505 00 t| Reflections on social measurement: how social scientists generate, modify, and validate indicators and scales /r| Eric Tucker ; Madhu Viswanathan ; Geoffrey Walford --g| Section one: Methods for data collection -- Surveys, tests, and observational scales --t| How to get valid answers from survey questions: what we learned from asking about sexual behavior and the measurement of sexuality /r| Aniruddha Das ; Edward O. Laumann --t| The SAT®: design principles and innovations of a quintessential American social indicator /r| Howard T. Everson --t| Measurement as cooperative communication: what research participants learn from questionnaires /r| Norbert Schwarz --t| Developing observation instruments and arriving at inter-rater reliability for a range of contexts and raters: the early childhood environment rating scales /r| Elena Soucacou ; Kathy Sylva --t| Studying teacher effectiveness: the challenges of developing valid measures /r| Linda Darling-Hammond ; Jack Diechmann ; Ed Haertel ; Rachel Lotan ; Xiaoxia Newton ; Sandy Philipose ; Eliza Spang ; Ewart Thomas ; Peter Williamson --t| Identifying consumers' compulsive buying tendencies: lessons learned for measuring consumer-related phenomena /r| Kent B. Monroe ; Nancy M. Ridgway ; Monika Kukar-Kinney --g| Section two: The context of measurement -- Comparative, cultural, linguistic, and international dimensions --t| Linguistic factors in the assessment of English language learners /r| Jamal Abedi --t| Measurement issues in cross-cultural research /r| A. Timothy Church --t| Conceptualizing and measuring culture: problems and solutions /r| Louis Tay ; Sang Eun Woo ; Jennifer Klafehn ; Chi-yue Chiu --t| International comparisons of educational attainment: purposes, processes, and problems /r| David Phillips --g| Measurement across time and space --t| Reflections on measuring behavior: time and the grid /r| Roger Bakeman --t| Approaches to measuring multi-dimension constructs across the life course: operationalizing depression over the lifespan /r| Brian Mezuk ; William W. Eaton --t| Description and discovery in socio-spatial analysis: the case of space syntax /r| Bill Hillier ; Noah Raford --g| Section three: Fundamental issues in measurement -- Minimizing measurement error --t| Understanding the intangibles of measurement in the social sciences /r| Madhu Viswanathan --t| Towards a more rigorous scientific approach to social measurement: considering a grounded indicator approach to developing measurement tools /r| Eric Tucker --g| Theorisation of constructs --t| Measuring conceptualisations of morality: or how to invent a construct and measure it too /r| Remo Ostini --t| The problem with poverty: definition, measurement and interpretation /r| Robert Walker ; Mark Tomlinson ; Glenn Williams --g| Critical and ethical perspectives --t| Ethical issues in social measurement / Martin Bulmer ; Josephine Ocloo --t| Measuring is more than assigning numbers /r| Stephen Gorard --t| Is social measurement possible, and is it necessary? /r| Martyn Hammersley --g| Section four: The real world practice of measurement -- Sensitive issues and the difficult to measure --t| Sensitive issues and the difficulty to measure: the case of measuring child sexual abuse /r| Will Tucker ; Ross Cheit --t| Indirect measurement /r| David J. Bartholomew --g| Improving the practice of measurement --t| Increasing the measurement accuracy of consumption intentions /r| Brian Wansink --t| Making applied measurement effective and efficient /r| Ujwal Kayandé --t| Contemporary challenges of longitudinal measurement using HRS data /r| John J. McArdle --t| Measuring the dimensions of social capital in developing countries /r| Veronica Nyhan Jones ; Michael Woolcock --g| Administrative and secondary data and performance measurement --t| The use of administrative data to answer policy questions: secondary data on crime and the problem with homicide /r| Marc Riedel --t| Assessing performance of school systems: the measurement and assessment challenges of NCLB /r| Sean Mulvenon.;

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The SAGE handbook of measurement / edited by Geoffrey Walford, Eric Tucker, and Madhu Viswanathan.

Other author	Walford, Geoffrey.
Other author	Tucker, Eric, 1980-
Other author	Viswanathan, Madhu.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Los Angeles : SAGE,
Description	xxii, 626 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from SAGE Research Methods Core
Subjects	Measurement--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Social sciences--Statistical methods. Research--Methodology.

Contents	Reflections on social measurement: how social scientists generate, modify, and validate indicators and scales / Eric Tucker ; Madhu Viswanathan ; Geoffrey Walford -- Section one: Methods for data collection -- Surveys, tests, and observational scales -- How to get valid answers from survey questions: what we learned from asking about sexual behavior and the measurement of sexuality / Aniruddha Das ; Edward O. Laumann -- The SAT®: design principles and innovations of a quintessential American social indicator / Howard T. Everson -- Measurement as cooperative communication: what research participants learn from questionnaires / Norbert Schwarz -- Developing observation instruments and arriving at inter-rater reliability for a range of contexts and raters: the early childhood environment rating scales / Elena Soucacou ; Kathy Sylva -- Studying teacher effectiveness: the challenges of developing valid measures / Linda Darling-Hammond ; Jack Diechmann ; Ed Haertel ; Rachel Lotan ; Xiaoxia Newton ; Sandy Philipose ; Eliza Spang ; Ewart Thomas ; Peter Williamson -- Identifying consumers' compulsive buying tendencies: lessons learned for measuring consumer-related phenomena / Kent B. Monroe ; Nancy M. Ridgway ; Monika Kukar-Kinney -- Section two: The context of measurement -- Comparative, cultural, linguistic, and international dimensions -- Linguistic factors in the assessment of English language learners / Jamal Abedi -- Measurement issues in cross-cultural research / A. Timothy Church -- Conceptualizing and measuring culture: problems and solutions / Louis Tay ; Sang Eun Woo ; Jennifer Klafehn ; Chi-yue Chiu -- International comparisons of educational attainment: purposes, processes, and problems / David Phillips -- Measurement across time and space -- Reflections on measuring behavior: time and the grid / Roger Bakeman -- Approaches to measuring multi-dimension constructs across the life course: operationalizing depression over the lifespan / Brian Mezuk ; William W. Eaton -- Description and discovery in socio-spatial analysis: the case of space syntax / Bill Hillier ; Noah Raford -- Section three: Fundamental issues in measurement -- Minimizing measurement error -- Understanding the intangibles of measurement in the social sciences / Madhu Viswanathan -- Towards a more rigorous scientific approach to social measurement: considering a grounded indicator approach to developing measurement tools / Eric Tucker -- Theorisation of constructs -- Measuring conceptualisations of morality: or how to invent a construct and measure it too / Remo Ostini -- The problem with poverty: definition, measurement and interpretation / Robert Walker ; Mark Tomlinson ; Glenn Williams -- Critical and ethical perspectives -- Ethical issues in social measurement / Martin Bulmer ; Josephine Ocloo -- Measuring is more than assigning numbers / Stephen Gorard -- Is social measurement possible, and is it necessary? / Martyn Hammersley -- Section four: The real world practice of measurement -- Sensitive issues and the difficult to measure -- Sensitive issues and the difficulty to measure: the case of measuring child sexual abuse / Will Tucker ; Ross Cheit -- Indirect measurement / David J. Bartholomew -- Improving the practice of measurement -- Increasing the measurement accuracy of consumption intentions / Brian Wansink -- Making applied measurement effective and efficient / Ujwal Kayandé -- Contemporary challenges of longitudinal measurement using HRS data / John J. McArdle -- Measuring the dimensions of social capital in developing countries / Veronica Nyhan Jones ; Michael Woolcock -- Administrative and secondary data and performance measurement -- The use of administrative data to answer policy questions: secondary data on crime and the problem with homicide / Marc Riedel -- Assessing performance of school systems: the measurement and assessment challenges of NCLB / Sean Mulvenon.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2009925933
ISBN	9781412948142 (hbk.)
ISBN	1412948142 (hbk.)

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