Alternative instructional strategies for creative and critical thinking in the accounting curriculum

Journal of Accounting Education

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 261-293

  Bonk, Curtis Jay ^a   Smith, G Stevenson ^a  

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EID: 0040635283     PISSN: 07485751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0748-5751(98)00012-8     Document Type: Article

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