Assessing the teaching quality of accounting programmes: An evaluation of the course experience questionnaire

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 135-145

  Byrne, Marann ^a   Flood, Barbara ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

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EID: 3843151732     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930301668     Document Type: Article

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