Structuring financial statement analysis projects to enhance critical thinking skills development

Journal of Accounting Education

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 341-353

  Kern, Beth B ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical thinking; Financial statement analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041739019     PISSN: 07485751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0748-5751(01)00005-7     Document Type: Article

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