Using "Big Data" Approaches to Better Understand the International Student Experience

By Katherine N. Yngve, Lisa Lambert Snodgrass1

Purdue University

This peer reviewed "Creative Methods" mini-presentation was given at the 2018 IUPUI Assessment Institute. It discusses using value system clustering to better understand the complexity of the international student experience on US campuses.

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A brief description of 10 value clusters of nations is given, a method of understanding cultural differences and similarities which draws upon over 50 years of sociology research. A validation study on this methodology was published by Gupta, Hanges and Dorfman in 2002 (Journal of World Business). Following discussion of the clusters, a brief example of findings from a large-scale student engagement survey is shown and discussed.

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  • Yngve, K. N., Lambert Snodgrass, L. (2019). Using "Big Data" Approaches to Better Understand the International Student Experience.

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  1. Assessment
  2. international students