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Hunter, Fiona; Sparnon, Neil

doi:10.4324/9781315266909-15

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“…To establish the credibility of a survey, engender trust, and increase response rates, researchers partner with reputable organizations to sponsor a survey (Dillman, 1991; Fowler, 2013). Surveys sponsored by academic and government agencies tend to have higher response rates than commercial organizations (Fan and Yan, 2010), but it is also clear some international students have reason to mistrust their host country and host institution due to harmful policy discourses, prioritization of income-generating activities and, again, their mistreatment during the COVID-19 pandemic (Castiello-Gutiérrez and Li, 2020; Hunter and Sparnon, 2018; Lomer, 2018; Nguyen and Balakrishnan, 2020).…”

Section: International Students and Survey Participationmentioning

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Increasing survey response rates: Framing international students as potentially vulnerable and hard-to-reach

McKinley

2024

Research in Comparative and International Education

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In this qualitative study, I worked with international students to understand how researchers can increase response rates to international student experience surveys. I explicitly framed international students as a potentially vulnerable and hard-to-reach population, and then considered barriers associated with vulnerable populations and research participation. To answer my research questions, I interviewed 14 students who each self-identified as an international student and were enrolled at a public South-Atlantic university in the United States. I analyzed the qualitative data by conducting thematic analysis and determined there are three underlying concerns that influence survey response: feeling unheard, unknown intentions, and impersonal connections. The disconfirming evidence and limitations with this study’s research design suggest areas for future research, though I also illustrate how the findings can begin to inform the design and administration of international student experience surveys.

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