EUI workshop on Survey design and research
(Cees van der Eijk and Mark Franklin)
1100-1300 Mon, Tues, Thurs-Sat
Homework clinic 9:30-10:30 Tues, Thurs-Sat
The workshop consists of
á
half-day interactive lecture sessions
these sessions will mainly have the format of lectures and presentations,
interlaced with short periods of subgroup activities to be reported back to the
plenary session
The main topics of these sessions are indicated in the schedule below. Where
possible, reading preparations have been indicated. The literature indicated
should be read in advance, so that problems of understanding the readings can
be discussed in the sessions. The sessions will not be restricted to discussion
of the assigned readings, and not all aspects of the sessions will be covered
by assigned readings.
á assignments to be carried out after the sessions, to be handed in before the next session. The assignments will be handed out at the end of the various sessions
NB: references to LHD refer to
De Leeuw, Edith, Joop J. Hox and Don A. Dillman (eds) International Handbook of Survey Methodology, London, New York etc. Psychology Press / CRC Press, 2008, on reserve in three copies in the EUI library.
Day 1 (Mon) Introduction
Main topics
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Research based on data obtained by Ôasking
questionsÕ
Reading preparation: Chs 1 and 5 LHD
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Modes of surveying and interviewing
Reading preparation: Ch 7 LHD
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The (social psychology of the) interview
process
Reading preparation: Ch 2 LHD
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The necessity of anticipation in the research
process
Suggestions for optional additional reading:
Adcock, Robert, and David Collier (2001)
"Measurement Validity: A Shared Standard for Qualitative and Quantitative
Research", The American Political Science Review. Stable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/3118231
The Psychology of Survey Response by Roger Tourangeau, Lance J. Rips, and Kenneth Rasinski, Cambridge University Press, 2000
Survey Methodology, by Robert M. Groves, Floyd J. Fowler Jr., Mick P. Couper, and
James M. Lepkowski (Paperback - 30 July 2009) Wiley Blackwell, 2nd Edition 2009
Day 2 (Tues) What to ask and how?
Main topics
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Questions and questionnaires
Reading preparation: Chs 8, 9, 10, 24
(mainly pp.468-475) LHD
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Examples from actual studies
Reading preparation:
Suggestions for optional additional reading:
Thinking About Answers: Application of Cognitive
Processes to Survey Methodology, by Seymour Sudman, Norman M. Bradburn, and Norbert Schwarz 1995 Jossey
Bass, 1995
Asking
Questions: The Definitive Guide to Questionnaire Design - For Market Research,
Political Polls, and Social and Health Questionnaires, by Norman M.
Bradburn, Seymour Sudman, and Brian Wansink, Jossey
Bass; Revised Edition edition, 2004
Design, Evaluation, and Analysis of Questionnaires for Survey Research, by Willem E. Saris and Irmtraud N. Gallhofer, Wiley Blackwell, 2007
NO CLASS WEDNESDAY
Day 3 (Thurs) Selection and Fieldwork
Main topics
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Selecting Respondents
Reading preparation: Ch 6, Ch 3, LHD
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Special populations: elites
Reading preparation: Werning Rivera et al
(in pack of pdfs)
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Interviewer training
Reading preparation: Ch 23 LHD
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Fieldwork
Reading preparation: Chs 11 to 16 LHD
Suggestions for optional additional
reading:
Focus Groups: Theory and Practice, by David W. Stewart, Prem N. Shamdasani, and Dennis Rook, Second Edition edition 2006
from pack of pdfs: Woliver; Goldstein
Day 4 (Fri) Analyzing answers
Main topics
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Coding and categorizing
Reading preparation: from pack of pdfs:
Aberback and Rockman
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Reliability and Validity
Reading preparation: from pack of pdfs:
Berry
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Missing data
Reading preparation: Ch 19 and Ch 3 LHD
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Calibration
Reading preparation: from pack of pdfs:
Lodge
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Weighting
Reading preparation: Ch 17 LHD
Day 5 (Sat) Miscellaneous
Main topics
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Longitudinal analyses using surveys
Reading preparation: Ch 25 LHD
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Planning and Organisation
Reading preparation: Ch 22 LHD
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Documentation and Archiving
Reading preparation: Ch 21 LHD