An Audit Learning Experience: A Pilot Project Through Cooperation with a Third Sector Organization

Accounting Education

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 171-185

  Tonge, Richard ^a   Willett, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit education; service learning; work based learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860801091     PISSN: 09639284     EISSN: 14684489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09639284.2011.615465     Document Type: Article

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