Facilitating Intercultural Encounters with International Students: A Contribution to Inclusion and Social Network Formation

Higher education has become increasingly mobile and international, with many students taking the opportunity to study abroad during their studies. When they do so, forming and maintaining social networks is fundamental for their development of a sense of social inclusion. According to Coleman’s mode...

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Authors: Resch, Katharina 1983- (Author) ; Amorim, José Pedro (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cogitatio Press 2021
In: Social Inclusion
Year: 2021, Volume: 9, Issue: 3, Pages: 58-68
Further subjects:B Social Inclusion
B internationalisation
B social network formation
B student encounters
B diversity in higher education
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