The Propensity of Students to Undertake Homework in the Absence of Formal Rewards: A Teaching Note

Accounting Education

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 529-537

  Mundy, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

attendance; Homework

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868266899     PISSN: 09639284     EISSN: 14684489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09639284.2012.673389     Document Type: Article

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