A General Overview of Bias and Validity Issues in Cross-Cultural Research. HRD & All Research Series. Paper 91-06.

Lewis, Jonathan P.; Geroy, Gary D.

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Publication Date: 1991-Aug

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A General Overview of Bias and Validity Issues in Cross-Cultural Research. HRD & All Research Series. Paper 91-06.

Lewis, Jonathan P.; Geroy, Gary D.

Conducting observational research in a cross-cultural context invokes a unique set of difficulties. This paper describes sources of bias and threats to validity that are specific to cross-cultural research. It describes problems of cross-cultural research designs for descriptive studies, comparative research, and experimental research and outlines techniques for dealing with problems. (Contains 12 references.) (LMI)

Descriptors: Anthropology, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Experimental Groups, Field Studies, Observation, Participant Observation, Questionnaires, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Sampling, Validity

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Language: English

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Authoring Institution: Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins. Office for Applied Research.

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