Workshop introduction: Cross-nationally comparative social survey research
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X-Nat Surveys, 24 Jun 200 9 Workshop introduction: Cross-nationally comparative social survey research Fifth International Conference on e-Social Science Cologne, 24 th June 2009 A workshop organised by the DAMES research Node of the National Centre for e-Social Science, and the CESSDA-PPP www.dames.org.uk / www.ncess.ac.uk / www.cessda.org/project/
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Workshop introduction: Cross-nationally comparative social survey research. Fifth International Conference on e-Social Science Cologne, 24 th June 2009 A workshop organised by the DAMES research Node of the National Centre for e-Social Science, and the CESSDA-PPP - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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X-Nat Surveys, 24 Jun 2009
Workshop introduction: Cross-nationally comparative social
survey research
Fifth International Conference on e-Social ScienceCologne, 24th June 2009
A workshop organised by the DAMES research Node of the National Centre for e-Social Science, and the CESSDA-PPP
www.dames.org.uk / www.ncess.ac.uk / www.cessda.org/project/
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1) Micro-survey data resources have flourished..
2) Cross-national data projects have developed very successfully…
{Cross-national survey analyses matter}• Canons of many social science disciplines• [Erikson & Goldthorpe 1992] [Blossfeld et al. 2005]
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1) Micro-survey data resources have flourished
Volume of micro-social surveys conducted and available to secondary analysts
• E.g. UK Data Archive highlights 34 contemporary cross-sectional, repeated cross-sectional, or longitudinal large-scale UK surveys
www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/majorstudies.asp
Access to data resources• Data archives
• Online data analysis tools
Documentation and support
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2) Cross-national data projects enjoy great success…
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..and many more.. Data (& resource) providers…
• CESSDA - http://www.cessda.org/ • ISSP - http://www.issp.org/ • WVS – http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/ • CNEF – Cross-National Equivalence File (6 panel studies) • ISMF – International Stratification and Mobility File• ‘Small N’ as well as ‘Large N’ [e.g. Charles & Grusky, 2004]
Resource providers… • Reference texts
[e.g. Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik & Wolf 2003] [Harkness et al 2003] [Jowell et al. 2007]• OECD - http://www.oecd.org/statsportal/ • Edacwowe - http://www.edacwowe.eu/en/• ESDS International – www.esds.ac.uk/International/
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Today’s workshop: ‘Where next?’
Problems / challenges with cross-national survey analysis Quantity of data (and metadata) Debates on harmonisation, equivalence, data quality Access to data
The contribution of e-social science
Workshop Timetable, 24th June 2009
0920-0930 Introduction (Paul Lambert, Univ. Stirling)
Issues and Case Studies in Cross-National Survey Research
0930-1000 It’s time and place! Searching for guidelines when constructing comparative measurements (Alexandru Agache, GESIS)
1000-1020 Data on educational qualifications in National and Cross-National research (Vernon Gayle, Univ. Stirling & Univ. Essex)
1020-1040 ALLBUS (Michael Terwey, GESIS)
1040-1100 Discussion panel
The Contribution of e-Social Science
1130-1200 Cross-national data in DAMES and GE*DE (Paul Lambert, Univ. Stirling)
1200-1215 Key objectives of the CESSDA harmonisation platform (Markus Quandt, GESIS / CESSDA-PPP)
1215-1300 Closing panel and discussion, up to 1300hrs
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Also featuring at the Fifth International Conference: Session 3B “Data Integration”: 1130-1300hrs on Friday 26th June(Topics include CESSDA-PPP, DISS, Digital libraries, ZACAT Data Portal)
References cited Blossfeld, H. P., Klijzing, E., Mills, M., & Kurz, K. (Eds.). (2005). Globalization, Uncertainty and Youth in
Society: The Losers in a Globalizing World London: Routledge. Charles, M., & Grusky, D. B. (2004). Occupational Ghettos: The Worldwide Segregation of Women and Men.
Stanford: Stanford University Press. Erikson, R., & Goldthorpe, J. H. (1992). The Constant Flux: A study of class mobility in industrial societies.
Oxford: Clarendon Press. Harkness, J., van de Vijver, F. J. R., & Mohler, P. P. (Eds.). (2003). Cross-Cultural Survey Methods. New York:
Wiley. Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik, J. H. P., & Wolf, C. (Eds.). (2003). Advances in Cross-national Comparison: A European
Working Book for Demographic and Socio-economic Variables. Berlin: Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers. Jowell, R., Roberts, C., Fitzgerald, R., & Eva, G. (2007). Measuring Attitudes Cross-Nationally. London: Sage. Office for National Statistics (Social and Vital Statistics Division). (2007). General Household Survey, Time
Series Dataset, 1972-2004 [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], SN: 5664, July 2007.
