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COORDINATE Data Harmonisation Workshop 2
No full textThese data consist of five simulated datasets and a syntax file written in R. All files were created for use in the recorded COORDINATE Workshop 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeyBKxa894E). In this workshop, Scott Milligan, from the GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, leads participants through a complete data harmonisation exercise. The exercise examines the correlation between experiences with bullying and children’s happiness. Participants may run through the process parallel to the recorded workshop. More information on the project and the Harmonisation Toolbox developed in the project are available on the project’s webpage https://www.coordinate-network.eu/harmonisation or in COORDINATE Harmonisation Workshop 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeyBKxa894E).These data consist of five simulated datasets and a syntax file written in R. All files were created for use in the recorded COORDINATE Workshop 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeyBKxa894E). In this workshop, Scott Milligan, from the GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, leads participants through a complete data harmonisation exercise. The exercise examines the correlation between experiences with bullying and children’s happiness. Participants may run through the process parallel to the recorded workshop. More information on the project and the Harmonisation Toolbox developed in the project are available on the project’s webpage https://www.coordinate-network.eu/harmonisation or in COORDINATE Harmonisation Workshop 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeyBKxa894E)
Blame the data or blame the theory? : On(in-)comparability in international survey research
Full text linkThis dissertation project contains three articles dealing with particular examples of cross-national (in)comparability in international survey research, addressing different elements of the Total Survey Error framework. The central focus of the articles is on measurement error and construct validity. By examining the relationship between socioeconomic status and attitudes toward progressive taxation, the first article reveals theory generalization limitations across countries with different welfare state designs. Dealing with the latent construct of religiosity, the second article discusses the cross-national comparability of religious profiles (typologies) and the role denominations play for the profile formation process. The third article evaluates an indicator of religious self-assessment by comparing its predictive potential with two multi-variate survey instruments for religiosity across countries. All articles are based on data taken from the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP)
COORDINATE Data Harmonisation Workshop 2
No full textThese data consist of five simulated datasets and a syntax file written in R. All files were created for use in the recorded COORDINATE Workshop 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeyBKxa894E). In this workshop, Scott Milligan, from the GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, leads participants through a complete data harmonisation exercise. The exercise examines the correlation between experiences with bullying and children’s happiness. Participants may run through the process parallel to the recorded workshop. More information on the project and the Harmonisation Toolbox developed in the project are available on the project’s webpage https://www.coordinate-network.eu/harmonisation or in COORDINATE Harmonisation Workshop 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeyBKxa894E).These data consist of five simulated datasets and a syntax file written in R. All files were created for use in the recorded COORDINATE Workshop 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeyBKxa894E). In this workshop, Scott Milligan, from the GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, leads participants through a complete data harmonisation exercise. The exercise examines the correlation between experiences with bullying and children’s happiness. Participants may run through the process parallel to the recorded workshop. More information on the project and the Harmonisation Toolbox developed in the project are available on the project’s webpage https://www.coordinate-network.eu/harmonisation or in COORDINATE Harmonisation Workshop 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeyBKxa894E)
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
ISSP data report: attitudes towards the role of government
Full text linkDas 'International Social Survey Programme' (ISSP) führt in internationaler Kooperation jährlich eine gemeinsame Umfrage zu allgemeinen gesellschaftlich relevanten Themen durch. Der vorliegende Arbeitsbericht ist ein Datenreport zu einem Thema, dem eine besondere gesellschaftliche Bedeutung zukommt: Einstellungen der Bürger zu Staat und Regierung. Mit Ausnahme eines Themas wurden die analysierten Fragekomplexe mindestens zweimal erhoben und dokumentieren somit den Wandel und die Trends in den jeweiligen Themengebieten. In den einzelnen Kapiteln werden Einstellungen zu Bürgerrechten und Staatsintervention, Staat und soziale Wohlfahrt, Einflussnahme des Staates auf die Wirtschaft, Prioritäten bei staatlichen Ausgaben und die Interaktion zwischen Steuererhebung und Einkommensverteilung analysiert. Weitere Themen sind die Einschätzung des individuellen politischen Einflusses und die Motivation zum politischen Engagement sowie das Thema Korruption. (ICI
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Harmonising Variables on Child Wellbeing
Full text linkThis paper addresses the challenges and considerations involved in harmonising variables on child wellbeing across diverse international surveys. As part of the EU-funded COORDINATE project (No. 101008589), this research examines existing European social survey data to inform the development of a cross-European child wellbeing cohort survey. The study focuses on key areas of child wellbeing, including material wellbeing, education, health, family and environment, risk behaviour, and subjective wellbeing. We discuss response formats, scales, and the selection of key measures, providing insights into cross-national comparability issues. The paper offers recommendations for ex-ante harmonisation in questionnaire design, emphasising the importance of closed questions, appropriate scaling, age-specific phrasing, and the use of standardised coding frames for socio-demographic variables for comparability. We also highlight the need for cultural sensitivity in measure selection and adaptation. This paper contributes to the broader field of cross-national survey research by discussing strategies to enhance data comparability and quality in child wellbeing studies
Comparing religiosity cross-nationally: about invariance and the role of denomination
Full text linkFor quite some time there has been widespread consensus in the social sciences that religiosity is a multidimensional and multifaceted phenomenon (see for example Glock 1962; Storm 2009). Individuals may be very religious with respect to one dimension and less so towards another. Previous research has identified various typologies, also called religious profiles, showing different combinations of religious multidimensionality within and across countries. This paper identifies dominant cross-national profiles of religiosity and (1) examines whether there is one valid typology worldwide, or if some countries show profiles more similar to one another than to others; (2) tests the results for invariance to examine whether it is actually appropriate to compare the empirically found typologies of religiosity cross-nationally and (3) looks at the impact of denomination for profile formation. The results reveal that (1) there is a valid typology worldwide, but instead of showing specific characteristics, profiles can be ordered on a single latent continuum from low to high levels of religiosity. (2) It is almost impossible to establish full invariance across countries with a comprehensive set of variables measuring religiosity, but partial homogeneity can be achieved. Contrary to all theoretical expectations, the analyses imply (3) that denomination is not a crucial impact factor for religious profile formation.In den Sozialwissenschaften herrscht die einheitliche Auffassung, Religion sei ein sowohl mehrdimensionales als auch facettenreiches Phänomen (siehe zum Beispiel Glock 1962; Storm 2009). Demnach können Individuen im Hinblick auf eine Dimension sehr religiös und gleichzeitig in Hinblick auf eine andere Dimension weniger religiös sein. Frühere Studien haben verschiedene Typologien (religiöse Profile) identifiziert, die verschiedene Kombinationen religiöser Mehrdimensionalität innerhalb und über Länder hinweg aufweisen. Der vorliegende Artikel identifiziert dominante, länderübergreifende religiöse Profile und untersucht, ob es eine weltweit gültige Typologie gibt oder ob die religiösen Profile einiger Länder sich stärker ähneln als die anderer Länder. Um herauszufinden, ob ein länderübergreifender Vergleich der empirisch identifizierten Profile zulässig ist, werden die Ergebnisse auf Invarianz überprüft. Anschließend werden die Strukturen der religiösen Profile auf den Einfluss von Religionen bzw. Konfessionen untersucht. Die Ergebnisse belegen die Existenz einer validen, länderübergreifenden Typologie. Allerdings weisen die religiösen Profile keine speziellen Muster auf, sondern lassen sich auf einem einzelnen Kontinuum religiöser Intensität verorten. Es zeigt sich außerdem, dass es fast unmöglich ist, bei einer umfassenden Anzahl von Variablen zur Messung von Religiosität strukturelle Invarianz über Länder hinweg nachzuweisen. Partielle Invarianz hingegen konnte bestätigt werden. Entgegen aller theoretischen Erwartungen implizieren die Analysen, dass Religionen bzw. Konfessionen sich nicht entscheidend auf die Bildung religiöser Profile auswirken
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