The implications of the Chinese learner for the internationalization of the curriculum: An Australian perspective

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 181-198

  McGowan, Sue ^a   Potter, Lucy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accounting; Chinese; Education; Evaluation; Learning; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949217665     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: 10959955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpa.2005.12.006     Document Type: Article

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