Socio-cultural adaptation, academic adaptation and satisfaction of international higher degree research students in Australia

Tertiary Education and Management

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 49-64

  Yu, Baohua ^a   Wright, Ewan ^b  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

academic adaptation; international higher degree research students; socio cultural adaptation; student satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961216378     PISSN: 13583883     EISSN: 15731936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13583883.2015.1127405     Document Type: Article

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