Enhancing international students' experiences: An imperative agenda for universities in the UK

Journal of Research in International Education

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 201-220

  Ramachandran, Narayanan T ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST COLLEGE   (Oman)

Author keywords

international student; internationalization; transnational education; UK universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052913308     PISSN: 14752409     EISSN: 17412943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1475240911413204     Document Type: Article

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