Exploring the unknown: Levinas and international students in english higher education

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 271-282

  Coate, Kelly ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Higher education; International students; Levinas; Other; Unknowability

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651240829     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680930802669961     Document Type: Article

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