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Article: Stress and coping: the experience of students at the American University of Beirut during the Lebanese civil war.
- Article from:
- Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
- Article date:
- January 1, 1996
- Author:
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Editor's Note: This study is the first of two, one by Dr. Oweini and the second by Dr. Judith Harik, dealing with the American University of Beirut and its students. Dr. Harik's work will appear in the Spring 1996 edition of the Arab Studies Quarterly and will focus on student loyalty/affiliation during wartime.
Attending an institution of higher education has its share of stress and difficulties associated with the rites of passage from high school to college, and from adolescence to adulthood. Such difficulties include adjusting to a new environment, and meeting new academic, intellectual and social challenges. What would this experience be like when an institution ...