Intercultural interaction at a multicultural university: Students' definitions and sensemakings of intercultural interaction

Journal of International and Intercultural Communication

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 304-324

  Halualani, Rona Tamiko ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intercultural contact; Intercultural interaction; Qualitative in depth interviewing; Sensemakings of diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960545412     PISSN: 17513057     EISSN: 17513065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17513057.2010.510607     Document Type: Article

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