Hi-bye friends and the herd instinct: International and home students in the creative arts

Higher Education

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 747-761

  Sovic, Silvia ^a  

^a LONDON COLLEGE OF FASHION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

International students; Social interaction; Social networks; Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951207930     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-009-9223-z     Document Type: Article

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