Are we there yet? Changing perceptions of accounting as a career preference

International Journal of Learning

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 335-352

  Mc Dowall, Tracey ^a   Jackling, Beverley ^b   Natoli, Riccardo ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accounting profession; Perceptions; Secondary school students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866552693     PISSN: 14479494     EISSN: 14479540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18848/1447-9494/cgp/v18i04/47574     Document Type: Article

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