The financial statement interview: Intentional learning in the first accounting course

Issues in Accounting Education

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 337-360

  Killian, Larita J ^a   Huber, Marsha M ^b   Brandon, Christopher D ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY COLUMBUS   (United States)

^b YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting careers; First accounting course; Intentional learning; Interview; Reflection; Self directed learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857938710     PISSN: 07393172     EISSN: 15587983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/iace-50093     Document Type: Review

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