Designing and constructing instruments for social research and evaluation /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Colton, David, 1948-
Other Authors:	Covert, Robert W., 1943-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2007]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Social sciences > Research > Methodology. Evaluation > Methodology.
Online Access:	Contributor biographical information Publisher description Table of contents only

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Instruments and social inquiry
Measurement
Instrument construction, validity, and reliability
Purposeful creativity : first steps in the development of an instrument
Pretesting
The structure and format of selection items
Guidelines for writing selection items
Selection items : alternative formats
Supply items : open-ended questions
Guidelines for constructing multi-item scales
Organizing the instrument
Administering the instrument
Computers and instrument construction
Managing the data and reporting the results.