The Expatriate and Transnational Distance Student Phenomenon: A Multicase Study of Western Distance Students in the Republic of Korea

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  • William H. Stewart Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32865/fire202062195

Abstract

A lack of differentiation among student conceptualizations and the use of homogenous labels has made descriptions of distance students in the literature difficult to parse. While students in an online class may share the same nationality or citizenship, they may not share the same nation of residence or status of sojourn. Similarly,

Author Biography

William H. Stewart, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Office of International Admissions and Management

Inbound Exchange Student Team

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Published

2020-07-02

How to Cite

Stewart, W. H. (2020). The Expatriate and Transnational Distance Student Phenomenon: A Multicase Study of Western Distance Students in the Republic of Korea. FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 6(2), 167–188. https://doi.org/10.32865/fire202062195

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Vol. 6 No. 2 (2020)

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