Linking Distance and International Education: A Strategy for Developing Multicultural Competence among Distance Learners

Journal of Studies in International Education

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 157-177

  Ngai, Phyllis bo Yuen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

international curriculum; multicultural competence; multicultural curriculum; Multicultural education; transnational competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990370503     PISSN: 10283153     EISSN: 15527808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1028315303007002004     Document Type: Article

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