Learning between two systems: a Chinese student’s reflexive narrative in a China-Australia articulation programme

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Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 371-390

  Dai, Kun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chinese student; in between; intercultural learning and adjustment; reflexive narrative; transnational higher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 85053478415     PISSN: 03057925     EISSN: 14693623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057925.2018.1515008     Document Type: Article

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