Home here and there: a spatial perspective on mobile experiences of ‘home’ among international students

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Home here and there : a spatial perspective on mobile experiences of ‘home’ among international students. / Spangler, Vera.

In: Social & Cultural Geography, Vol. 24, No. 8, 2023, p. 1440–1457.

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Harvard

Spangler, V 2023, 'Home here and there: a spatial perspective on mobile experiences of ‘home’ among international students', Social & Cultural Geography, vol. 24, no. 8, pp. 1440–1457. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2022.2065698

APA

Spangler, V. (2023). Home here and there: a spatial perspective on mobile experiences of ‘home’ among international students. Social & Cultural Geography, 24(8), 1440–1457. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2022.2065698

Vancouver

Spangler V. Home here and there: a spatial perspective on mobile experiences of ‘home’ among international students. Social & Cultural Geography. 2023;24(8):1440–1457. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2022.2065698

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Spangler, Vera. / Home here and there : a spatial perspective on mobile experiences of ‘home’ among international students. In: Social & Cultural Geography. 2023 ; Vol. 24, No. 8. pp. 1440–1457.

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