Learning, living and working: Experiences of international postgraduate students at a Scottish University

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 85-101

  Barron, Paul ^a   Baum, Tom ^b   Conway, Fiona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 65549122806     PISSN: 14476770     EISSN: 18395260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/jhtm.14.2.85     Document Type: Article

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