Audit education for future professionals: Perceptions of New Zealand auditors

Accounting Education

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 153-185

  Chaffey, Jenna ^a   van Peursem, Karen A ^a   Low, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Audit education; New Zealand accounting profession

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959507983     PISSN: 09639284     EISSN: 14684489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09639284.2011.557492     Document Type: Article

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