Data Collection Procedures for School‐Based Surveys Among Adolescents: The Youth in Europe Study

Journal of School Health - Tập 83 Số 9 - Trang 662-667 - 2013
Álfgeir L. Kristjánsson1, Jón Sigfússon, Inga Dóra Sigfúsdóttir, John P. Allegrante
1Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027, USA. [email protected]

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ABSTRACTBACKGROUNDCollection of valid and reliable surveillance data as a basis for school health promotion and education policy and practice for children and adolescence is of great importance. However, numerous methodological and practical problems arise in the planning and collection of such survey data that need to be resolved in order to ensure the validity of the data and to maximize the response rate without being prohibitively costly.METHODThis article builds on a 15‐yearlong experience of such annual data collections in Iceland and describes the preparation, process, and collection of data that provide a common methodologic framework for the school‐based survey, Youth in Europe, a population‐based survey of 14‐ to 16‐year‐old adolescents, being collected across 18 European cities now participating in the European Cities Against Drugs (ECAD) program.RESULTSWe identified 11 critical steps for developing and implementing the surveys in light of the recent literature on the preparation and implementation practices in school‐based data collection among adolescents.CONCLUSIONLimiting the disruption of daily operations in schools while at the same time ensuring both quality and clarity of data collection procedures in school‐based surveys are of paramount importance for researchers, school personnel, and students.

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Journal of School Health

Tập 83 Số 9

662-667

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