Measures of Language Proficiency in Censuses and Surveys A Comparative Analysis and Assessment /

This book offers a systematic analysis of a wide range of questions used in censuses, national surveys and international surveys to measure language proficiency. It addresses the urgent need in language related survey research for a comprehensive examination of the large existing body of survey data...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Ó Riagáin, Pádraig (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Έκδοση:1st ed. 2018.
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Chapter 1: Measurement issues relating to language questions in censuses and surveys
  • Chapter 2: Language proficiency questions in censuses: The Republic of Ireland and the UK (Northern Ireland)
  • Chapter 3: Measures of language proficiency in large-scale surveys in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
  • Chapter 4: Measures of language proficiency in an international survey programme: The Eurobarometer
  • Chapter 5:Discussion and Conclusions.