The psychological well-being and sociocultural adaptation of short-term international students in Ireland

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 584-598

  O'Reilly, Aileen ^a   Ryan, Dermot ^b   Hickey, Tina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

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EID: 77957891274     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: 15433382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.2010.0011     Document Type: Article

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