David L. Streiner and Geoffrey R. Norman
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- September 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780199231881
- eISBN:
- 9780191724015
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199231881.003.0003
- Subject:
- Public Health and Epidemiology, Public Health, Epidemiology
This chapter discusses the various sources of items for constructing scales: focus groups, interviews with patients and clinicians, clinical observation, theory, research, and expert opinion. It then ...
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This chapter discusses the various sources of items for constructing scales: focus groups, interviews with patients and clinicians, clinical observation, theory, research, and expert opinion. It then discusses content validity, ensuring that the scale covers all aspects of the domain and does not include irrelevant content. Issues around generic or disease specific quality of life scales (the ‘fidelity versus bandwidth’ problem) are explored. The chapter concludes with a description of the goals and methods of translating scales into different chapters.Less
This chapter discusses the various sources of items for constructing scales: focus groups, interviews with patients and clinicians, clinical observation, theory, research, and expert opinion. It then discusses content validity, ensuring that the scale covers all aspects of the domain and does not include irrelevant content. Issues around generic or disease specific quality of life scales (the ‘fidelity versus bandwidth’ problem) are explored. The chapter concludes with a description of the goals and methods of translating scales into different chapters.
Brian E. Perron and David F. Gillespie
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- April 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780199855483
- eISBN:
- 9780190235963
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199855483.001.0001
- Subject:
- Social Work, Research and Evaluation
Measurement refers generally to the process of assigning a numeric value to, or ordering characteristics or traits of, entities under study so, ideally, the labels accurately represent the ...
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Measurement refers generally to the process of assigning a numeric value to, or ordering characteristics or traits of, entities under study so, ideally, the labels accurately represent the characteristic measured. Measurement is necessary for building and testing theory, specifying problems, and de?ning goals. It is arguably one of the most important and difficult tasks in social work research. Social work researchers who are not expert in developing, selecting, and using measures will not be able to contribute maximally to the social work knowledge base. Such knowledge and skills related to measurement ultimately determines the extent to which social work research can effectively inform social policy and social work interventions. This book is to serve as a guide for developing, selecting, and using measures in social work research. The purpose of this book is twofold. The first purpose is to review key concepts in social work measurement, giving emphasis to aspects of measurement that are commonly misunderstood. The second purpose of this book is to help update social work's knowledge base with respect to recent and important developments in measurement, particularly contemporary validity theory.Less
Measurement refers generally to the process of assigning a numeric value to, or ordering characteristics or traits of, entities under study so, ideally, the labels accurately represent the characteristic measured. Measurement is necessary for building and testing theory, specifying problems, and de?ning goals. It is arguably one of the most important and difficult tasks in social work research. Social work researchers who are not expert in developing, selecting, and using measures will not be able to contribute maximally to the social work knowledge base. Such knowledge and skills related to measurement ultimately determines the extent to which social work research can effectively inform social policy and social work interventions. This book is to serve as a guide for developing, selecting, and using measures in social work research. The purpose of this book is twofold. The first purpose is to review key concepts in social work measurement, giving emphasis to aspects of measurement that are commonly misunderstood. The second purpose of this book is to help update social work's knowledge base with respect to recent and important developments in measurement, particularly contemporary validity theory.
George W. Breslauer
- Published in print:
- 2021
- Published Online:
- July 2021
- ISBN:
- 9780197579671
- eISBN:
- 9780197579701
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780197579671.003.0023
- Subject:
- Political Science, Comparative Politics
In 1958–1959, Khrushchev launched his program for the “full-scale construction of communism.” Not coincidentally, in the same time period, China’s Mao launched his disastrous “Great Leap Forward,” ...
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In 1958–1959, Khrushchev launched his program for the “full-scale construction of communism.” Not coincidentally, in the same time period, China’s Mao launched his disastrous “Great Leap Forward,” Yugoslavia generalized its program of “workers’ self-management” as a blueprint for the communist world moving forward, while North Korea presented the late-Stalinist policy of monolithic, terroristic control as the only true path to communism.Less
In 1958–1959, Khrushchev launched his program for the “full-scale construction of communism.” Not coincidentally, in the same time period, China’s Mao launched his disastrous “Great Leap Forward,” Yugoslavia generalized its program of “workers’ self-management” as a blueprint for the communist world moving forward, while North Korea presented the late-Stalinist policy of monolithic, terroristic control as the only true path to communism.
