The Meaning Students Make as Participants in Short-Term Immersion Programs

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 201-220

  Jones, Susan R ^a   Rowan Kenyon, Heather T ^b   Mei Yen Ireland, S ^a   Niehaus, Elizabeth ^c   Skendall, Kristan Cilente ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 84858991174     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: 15433382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.2012.0026     Document Type: Article

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