The 2012 CSDI workshop will be held on March 22-24 in Washington/DC on the Gallup University Campus

The focus of the workshop in 2012 is on the relationships between local realizations of research projects and global goals, requirements, and study specifications.

Papers can be on any aspect of study and survey instrument design, on testing, implementation, adjustment, analysis or dissemination but should incorporate this local/global focus. Challenges researchers face when participating in cross-cultural and/or cross-national research might be challenges at the local level in trying to realize cross-national requirements for a larger project, or challenges at a centralized level in creating designs or standards for multi-site, cross-national implementation, analysis, or dissemination.

We also welcome papers on methodological challenges in aiming to replicate research already fielded elsewhere or at a different time.

Among topics we envisage papers could address are:

Sampling

Data collection

Instrument design

Pretesting and testing

Translation and adaptation

Interviewer and research staff training

Study or instrument replication over time

Data harmonization

Data analysis

Data editing, documentation and dissemination

Study management

Quality assurance of survey process

If you would like to give a paper at the workshop please contact us about receiving and invitation using the CONTACT button at the rightt-hand side of the top menu bar