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Cultural differences, learning styles and transnational education

Troy Heffernan Plymouth Business School, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, United KingdomCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mark Morrison School of Marketing and Management, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, Australia
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Parikshit Basu School of Marketing and Management, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, Australia
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Arthur Sweeney Department of Marketing, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
Pages 27-39 | Published online: 06 Jan 2010

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