Integrating a service-learning project into management accounting coursework-a sharing of implementation experience and lessons learned

Accounting Education

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 431-445

  Chiang, Bea ^a  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting education; Community research project; Management accounting; Project implementation; Service learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054856460     PISSN: 09639284     EISSN: 14684489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09639280802436657     Document Type: Article

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