Opportunities and challenges in the expansion of cross-national survey research

International Journal of Social Research Methodology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 485-502

  Smith, Shawna N ^a   Fisher, Stephen D ^b   Heath, Anthony ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

comparative research; cross national research; survey methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859118966     PISSN: 13645579     EISSN: 14645300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645579.2011.611386     Document Type: Article

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