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Autor*innen: Vijver, Fons J. R. van de; He, Jia
Titel: Measurements and monitoring youth development indicators from a comparative perspective
Aus: Verma, Suman; Petersen, Anne C. (Hrsg.): Developmental science and sustainable development goals for children and youth, Cham: Springer, 2018 (Social Indicators Research Series, 74), S. 329-342
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-96592-5_18
URL: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-96592-5_18
Dokumenttyp: 4. Beiträge in Sammelwerken; Sammelband (keine besondere Kategorie)
Sprache: Englisch
Abstract: Our chapter assumes a methodological perspective on SDGs. Three methodological challenges in the measurement and monitoring SDG goals and other comparative studies on aspects related to sustainable development are illustrated with examples from large-scale international educational survey and positive youth development. These challenges are (1) to strike a balance between emic (culture-specific) and etic (culture-comparative) perspectives; (2) the need to employ a systematic framework to analyze cross-cultural data; and (3) the infrequent usage of test adaptations. We argue that culture-comparative (etic) and culture-specific (emic) studies are too easily seen as incompatible and that we can learn much from combining the two perspectives. Adapting concepts and instruments to ensure validity and comparability of data in different cultural contexts is a useful way of integrating emic and etic perspectives. We illustrate the procedures with examples of Positive Youth Development studies. (DIPF/Orig.)
DIPF-Abteilung: Bildungsqualität und Evaluation