A comparison of international and domestic tertiary students in Australia

Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-46

  Khawaja, Nigar G ^a   Dempsey, Jenny ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Domestic students; Dysfunctional coping; International students; Social support and expectations

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449354375     PISSN: 10372911     EISSN: 18392520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/ajgc.18.1.30     Document Type: Article

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