The international student experience: Three styles of adaptation

Higher Education

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 235-249

  Russell, Jean ^a   Rosenthal, Doreen ^a   Thomson, Garry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

International students; Student needs; Styles of adaptation; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954458196     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-009-9297-7     Document Type: Article

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