Impact of cultural exposure on young Chinese students' adaptation in a UK business school

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 621-639

  Wang, Yi ^a   Harding, Richard ^a   Mai, Li Wei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cultural adaptation; learning approaches; teamwork; young Chinese students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863823711     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2010.536528     Document Type: Article

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