'I know the type of people I work well with': Student anxiety in multicultural group projects

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 815-829

  Strauss, Pat ^a   U, Alice ^a   Young, Stuart ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

academic experiences; adjustment to university; assessment; cultural issues in teaching and learning; group work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858405580     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2010.488720     Document Type: Article

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