International and domestic students' perspectives on teaching and learning

Journal of International Education in Business

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-32

  Soosay, Claudine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultural issues; International and domestic students; Issues in learning; Student diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883558984     PISSN: 2046469X     EISSN: 18363261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/18363261080001592     Document Type: Article

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