A study of accounting students' motives, expectations and preparedness for higher education

Journal of Further and Higher Education

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 111-124

  Byrne, Marann ^a   Flood, Barbara ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

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EID: 47349126262     PISSN: 0309877X     EISSN: 14699486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098770500103176     Document Type: Note

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