The Middle Way: East Asian master's students' perceptions of critical argumentation in U.K. universities

Journal of Studies in International Education

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 38-55

  Durkin, Kathy ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic adaptation; Critical thinking; Culture; East Asian; Learning journey

Indexed keywords

EID: 38749141406     PISSN: 10283153     EISSN: 15527808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1028315307302839     Document Type: Article

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