Establishing a formal cross-cultural mentoring organization and program: A case study of International Student Mentor Association in a higher education context

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 89-105

  Kim, Sewon ^a   Egan, Toby ^b  

^a SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural studies; Higher education; Mentors; North America; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651447523     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090591111095754     Document Type: Article

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