You cannot go home again: A phenomenological investigation of returning to the sojourn country after studying abroad

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-63

  Christofi, Victoria ^a,c   Thompson, Charles L ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

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EID: 33846873461     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2007.tb00444.x     Document Type: Article

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