The effects of international volunteer work experiences on intercultural competence of Japanese youth

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 268-282

  Yashima, Tomoko ^a  

^a KANSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contact theory; Effects of study abroad; Ethnorelativism; Intercultural competence; International volunteer work; Interpersonal communication skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951299235     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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