Transnational higher education as a hybrid global/local space: A case study of a Malaysian-Australian joint venture

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 299-316

  Sidhu, Ravinder K ^a   Christie, Pam ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

educational sociology; higher education; inter ethnic relations; postcolonialism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930904887     PISSN: 14407833     EISSN: 17412978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1440783314521882     Document Type: Article

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