Border crossings in the classroom: The international student interview as a strategy for promoting intercultural understanding

Journal of Geography

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 127-136

  Pandit, Kavita ^a   Alderman, Derek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; International students; Interviewing

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; STUDENT; TEACHING;

GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 9744244202     PISSN: 00221341     EISSN: 17526868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221340408978587     Document Type: Article

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