Using peer-reviewed writing in the accounting curriculum: A teaching note

Issues in Accounting Education

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 393-413

  Matherly, Michele ^a   Burney, Laurie ^b  

^a XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Peer reviewed writing; Teaching innovation; Writing competency

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961095666     PISSN: 07393172     EISSN: 15587983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/iace.2009.24.3.393     Document Type: Review

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