Good practices in accounting education: Classroom configuration and technological tools for enhancing the learning environment

Accounting Education

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-63

  McVay, Gloria J ^a   Murphy, Pamela R ^b   Yoon, Sung Wook ^c  

^a WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AICPA core competencies; Classroom configuration; Instructional technology; Seven principles for good practice in undergraduate education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870734776     PISSN: 09639284     EISSN: 14684489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09639280600843369     Document Type: Article

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