The incidence of study-related stress in international students in the initial stage of the international sojourn

Journal of Studies in International Education

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-28

  Brown, Lorraine ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic culture; Anxiety; Class discussion; Critical thinking; Language ability; Panic; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 38749100589     PISSN: 10283153     EISSN: 15527808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1028315306291587     Document Type: Article

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