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ISSP Translation Methods Group
In 1995 a translation workshop was held at former ZUMA, Germany attended by
ISSP members who had conducted translation experiments. Since then
GESIS-ZUMA
has continued to lead the ISSP translation research groups and has
conducted basic research on the following topics:
- answer
scales in translation
- back
translation
- using think alouds to assess translations
- using probe interviews to assess translations
- providing translated versions of questionnaires.
In 2005 the ISSP translation group launched a new project on answer scales.
The 2005 report can be downloaded here.The
translation group is co-ordinated by Janet Harkness. The ten member
countries are Germany, Israel, Japan, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Spain,
Switzerland, Uruguay, and Taiwan.
© GESIS Janet Harkness
08.03.06
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