Exploring the conceptions of learning of accounting students

Accounting Education

Volumn 13, Issue , 2004, Pages 25-37

  Byrne, Marann ^a   Flood, Barbara ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

conceptions of learning; developing accounting education; reproductive versus constructive views of learning; the relationship of conceptions of learning and learning approaches

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248344949     PISSN: 09639284     EISSN: 14684489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0963928042000310779     Document Type: Article

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