International students pursuing postgraduate study in geography: Impediments to their learning experiences

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 309-323

  Scheyvens, Regina ^a   Wild, Kirsty ^b   Overton, John ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Impediments; International education; International students; Learning; Postgraduate education

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; LEARNING; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; STUDENT;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0942280289     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0309826032000145070     Document Type: Article

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