Sense of coherence and academic achievement of domestic and international students: A comparative analysis

Higher Education

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 473-492

  Grayson, J Paul ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Educational outcomes; Sense of coherence

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249163823     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-007-9106-0     Document Type: Article

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