Scrutinising local students' accounts of positive intercultural interactions: A multidimensional analysis

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 77-92

  Colvin, Cassandra ^a   Volet, Simone ^a  

^a School of Education   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agency; Intercultural transformation; Local student; Multidimensional analysis; Positive intercultural interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921736793     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2014.06.004     Document Type: Article

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