Using debate to enhance critical thinking in the accounting classroom: The Sarbanes-Oxley act and U.S. tax policy

Issues in Accounting Education

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 655-675

  Camp, Julia M ^a   Schnader, Anne L ^b  

^a PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BENTLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical thinking; Debate; Sarbanes oxley; Tax credits; Tax policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961144751     PISSN: 07393172     EISSN: 15587983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/iace.2010.25.4.655     Document Type: Article

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