A family affair: The effect of family on Thai students' choices of international education

Higher Education

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 431-448

  Pimpa, Nattavud ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education choice; International students; Marketing education; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 22044450601     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-004-2825-6     Document Type: Review

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