'This is Malaysia. You have to follow the custom here': narratives of the student and academic experience in international higher education in Malaysia

Journal of Education for Teaching

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 217-231

  Trahar, Sheila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

higher education; internationalisation; Malaysia; narrative inquiry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899580424     PISSN: 02607476     EISSN: 13600540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02607476.2014.903023     Document Type: Article

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