Travelling a thousand miles: Hong Kong Chinese students' study abroad experience

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-78

  Yang, Min ^a   Webster, Beverley ^a   Prosser, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Goals; Hong Kong Chinese students; Host country experiences; Intercultural learning; Learning outcomes; Study abroad

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650882222     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2010.09.010     Document Type: Article

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