Student-led and teacher-led case presentations: Empirical evidence about learning styles in an accounting course

Accounting Education

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 213-229

  Adler, Ralph W ^a   Whiting, Rosalind H ^a   Wynn Williams, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Accounting education; Active learning; Case studies; Experiential learning; Learning style inventory; Learning styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248368394     PISSN: 09639284     EISSN: 14684489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09639280410001676620     Document Type: Article

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