The activities of the Pathways Commission and the historical context for changes in accounting education

Issues in Accounting Education

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 601-625

  Black, William H ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACAP; Accounting education; History; Pathways Commission

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865371106     PISSN: 07393172     EISSN: 15587983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/iace-50091     Document Type: Article

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