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Data Collection and Empirical Analysis

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This part includes two major sections. The first section presents the data collection process and researcher’s reflection and the second section concentrates on the data analysis with application of the conceptual framework.

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Bian, C. (2017). Data Collection and Empirical Analysis. In: International Students in French Universities and Grandes Écoles: A Comparative Study. East-West Crosscurrents in Higher Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1134-4_4

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