How do multicultural university students define and make sense of intercultural contact?. A qualitative study

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-16

  Halualani, Rona Tamiko ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intercultural contact; Intercultural interaction; Multicultural university students' definitions; Qualitative method

Indexed keywords

EID: 37749015933     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2007.10.006     Document Type: Article

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