Introductory accounting as theater: A look behind the scenes of large-lecture production

Issues in Accounting Education

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 815-833

  Cunningham, Billie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Introductory accounting; Large lecture classes; Pedagogy; Teaching strategies; Theater

Indexed keywords

EID: 81355151283     PISSN: 07393172     EISSN: 15587983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/iace-50056     Document Type: Article

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