"I don't talk or I decide not to talk? Is it my culture?"-International students' experiences of tutorial participation

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 235-244

  Marlina, Roby ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contextual approach; Culture; International students; Participation; Small culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 77349106186     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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