The pastoral care of international students in New Zealand: Is it more than a consumer protection regime?

Asia Pacific Journal of Education

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-59

  Sawir, Erlenawati ^a   Marginson, Simon ^a   Nyland, Chris ^b   Ramia, Gaby ^c   Rawlings Sanaei, Felicity ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Code of practice; Consumer protection; International education; International students; Pastoral care of international students

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449716639     PISSN: 02188791     EISSN: 17426855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02188790802655049     Document Type: Article

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