Social connectedness among international students at an Australian university

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-82

  Rosenthal, Doreen Anne ^a   Russell, Jean ^a   Thomson, Garry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

International students; Social connectedness

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL IDENTITY; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INDICATOR; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 34548168080     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-006-9075-1     Document Type: Article

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