An exploratory study of international students studying and living in a regional area

Journal of Marketing for Higher Education

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 240-263

  Townsend, Peter ^a   Poh, Huay Jun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultural adaptation; International students; Regional study

Indexed keywords

EID: 70849090690     PISSN: 08841241     EISSN: 15407144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08841240802487411     Document Type: Article

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