Comparative effects of belongingness on the academic success and cross-cultural interactions of domestic and international students

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 106-119

  Glass, Chris R ^a   Westmont, Christina M ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic success; Acculturation; Belongingness; International students; Resilience; Social network

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894907169     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2013.04.004     Document Type: Article

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