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Publication Date: 1993
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Cross-Cultural Research in Ethnolinguistic Communities: Methodological Considerations.
Metoyer-Duran, Cheryl
Public Libraries, v32 n1 p18-25 Jan-Feb 1993
Discusses methodological issues in cross-cultural studies of diverse communities, including language problems, data collection and analysis, sample size, and dissemination of findings. A study of the information-seeking behavior of ethnolinguistic gatekeepers in several communities in California is described. Suggestions are given for public libraries conducting community analysis surveys. (52 references/notes) (EA)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Community Study, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Ethnic Groups, Information Dissemination, Interviews, Pretests Posttests, Public Libraries, Questionnaires, Research Methodology, Social Science Research, Surveys, Translation, Users (Information), Validity
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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