General Information

ISSP Methodological Research

The ISSP Methodology Group consists currently of actually five groups working on different areas of cross-cultural methods, all concerned with issues of equivalence:

• translation
• mode effects
• demographic comparability
• non-response
• questionnaire design

For the latest information on the groups' research projects contact the following:

• translation: Janet Harkness, ZUMA, Germany
• modes: Knut Kalgraff Skjåk, NSD, Norway
• demographics: Janet Harkness, ZUMA, Germany
• non-response: Tom Smith, NORC, USA
• questionnaire: Janet Harkness, ZUMA, Germany

The methodological work in the ISSP is coordinated by a Methodology Committee, consisting of seven members elected by the General Meeting.