Student focus groups as an assessment technique: A case study

Journal of Accounting Education

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 457-468

  Dillon, Gadis J ^a   Barclay, Lizabeth A ^a  

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EID: 0031161437     PISSN: 07485751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0748-5751(97)00016-x     Document Type: Article

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