Diverse Voices - The Inclusion of Language-Minority Populations in National Studies: Challenges and Opportunities
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Contents
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Describing the Language-Minority Population
Extant Demographic Data on U.S. Linguistic Diversity
Levels of English Proficiency
Geographic Distribution of Language-Minority Populations
- Challenges for Including Language-Minority Population in Surveys
Difficulties in Assessing Language Usage
The Multiplicity of Languages
Additional Factors Contributing to Underrepresenatation in National Studies
- Sampling, Measuring and Interviewing Language-Minority Populations
Sampling Procedures
Survey Instrument Issues
Interviewer Expertise
Problems of Within-Group Heterogeneity
Strategies for Exerting Quality Control Over Translation and Interview Practices
- Technological Innovation and Linguistic Logistics
- Summary
Barriers to Inclusion
Enabling Inclusion
- Appendix
- Recent and Current-Practice Examples
- Inclusion of Language-Minority Population in National Studies: Challenges, Opportunities, and Past Practices - July 27-28, 2000 Meeting Agenda
- Biographical Sketches of Presenters
- Workshop Participants
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