Peer mentoring in an accounting setting: A case study of mentor skill development

Accounting Education

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 447-462

  Jackling, Beverley ^a   McDowall, Tracey ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computer assisted learning; Generic skills; Peer mentoring; Teaching resource

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651437828     PISSN: 09639284     EISSN: 14684489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09639280802436756     Document Type: Article

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