Cultural Evaluation of Questionnaires

Velma McBride Murry describes how the cultural appropriateness of measurement items is evaluated.

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Designing Culturally Valid Research

Stephen M. Quintana incorporates the issue of cultural validity into all stages of research process, from conceptual design to analysis and interpretation.

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Collaborative Constructs

Be mindful of culture-specific paradigms when conducting international research, advises Kenneth H. Rubin.

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Translating Taboo Subjects

Margaret R. Weeks describes the specific challenges of language use in research into culturally-charged topics.

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Bringing Community to the Table

If the only place we publish research findings is in academic journals, asks Darrell P. Wheeler, how will that change the community?

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Minority Research is Not a Spin Off

Don't let your research be marginalized, advises Ruth Chao.

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Studying Form and Meaning Across Cultures

Kenneth H. Rubin examined different cultural takes on behavior in a longitudinal study in China.

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Combining Ethnography with Survey Development

Hirokazu Yoshikawa discusses a multi-method approach to conducting research in understudied populations.

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Parachuting Measures into Other Cultures

Kenneth H. Rubin explains one reason for non-replication of findings in cross-cultural research.

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Developing a Measure of Racial Identity

Robert Sellers talks in detail about how he and his colleagues developed the Multi-Dimensional Inventory of Black Identity.

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