Attritionand retention among accounting majors in community colleges: Problems and possible remediation

Community College Journal of Research and Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 679-698

  Glass, J Conrad ^a   Oakley, Billie ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85011501263     PISSN: 10668926     EISSN: 15210413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713838246     Document Type: Article

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