The quality of learning in accounting education: The impact of approaches to learning on academic performance

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 277-300

  Booth, Peter ^a   Luckett, Peter ^b   Mladenovic, Rosina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Deep and surface learning; Learning approaches; Quality of accounting education; Study process questionnaire

Indexed keywords

EID: 85066222672     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096392899330801     Document Type: Article

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