Lost in Translation: Methodological Considerations in Cross-Cultural Research

Autor/in	Pena, Elizabeth D.
Titel	Lost in Translation: Methodological Considerations in Cross-Cultural Research
Quelle	In: Child Development, 78 (2007) 4, S.1255-1264 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.01064.x
Schlagwörter	Research Methodology; Linguistics; Validity; Child Development; Translation; Cross Cultural Studies; Data Interpretation; Interpretive Skills; Research Problems; Item Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Research method; Forschungsmethode; Linguistik; Gültigkeit; Kindesentwicklung; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Data evaluation; Datenauswertung; Interpretationsmethode; Forschungskritik; Itemanalyse
Abstract	In cross-cultural child development research there is often a need to translate instruments and instructions to languages other than English. Typically, the translation process focuses on ensuring linguistic equivalence. However, establishment of linguistic equivalence through translation techniques is often not sufficient to guard against validity threats. In addition to linguistic equivalence, functional equivalence, cultural equivalence, and metric equivalence are factors that need to be considered when research methods are translated to other languages. This article first examines cross-cultural threats to validity in research. Next, each of the preceding factors is illustrated with examples from the literature. Finally, suggestions for incorporating each factor into research studies of child development are given. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10