Going global: Understanding the choice process of the intent to study abroad

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-143

  Salisbury, Mark H ^a   Umbach, Paul D ^b   Paulsen, Michael B ^a   Pascarella, Ernest T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College choice; Cultural capital; Globalization; Internationalization; Social capital; Socio economic status; Study abroad

Indexed keywords

EID: 58549114483     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-008-9111-x     Document Type: Article

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