Balancing the vocational and academic dimensions of accounting education: The case for a core curriculum

Journal of Vocational Education and Training

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-105

  Paisey, Catriona ^a   Paisey, Nicholas J ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79959990715     PISSN: 13636820     EISSN: 17475090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13636820601145705     Document Type: Article

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