Evidence that independent research projects improve accounting students' technology-related perceptions and skills

Accounting Education

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 83-103

  Bhattacharjee, Sudip ^a   Shaw, Lewis ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting Education Perceptions Towards Technology Internet Project Gender And Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242433023     PISSN: 09639284     EISSN: 14684489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09639280110058909     Document Type: Article

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