Assessing the success of a discipline-based communication skills development and enhancement program in a graduate accounting course

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 681-695

  Barratt, Catherine ^a   Hanlon, Dean ^a   Rankin, Michaela ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

academic outcomes; accounting education; collaborative teaching; communication skills; graduate attributes; writing skills development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858689176     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2010.527929     Document Type: Article

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