Computer-based instruction in a professionally-accredited undergraduate tax course

Accounting Education

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 243-257

  McCourt Larres, Patricia ^a   Radcliffe, George W ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Professionally ACCREDITED Undergraduate Tax Course Computer BASED Instruction Autonomous Learning Learning Outcomes Student Perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242684375     PISSN: 09639284     EISSN: 14684489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09639280010017211     Document Type: Article

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