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Social moderation, assessment and assuring standards for accounting graduates

Kim WattyAccounting Economics and Finance, Deakin University, Melbourne, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mark FreemanBusiness School, Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
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Bryan HowiesonAccounting and Finance, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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Phil HancockBusiness School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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Brendan O’ConnellAccounting, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
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Paul de LangeBusiness School, Curtin University, Bentley, Australia
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Anne AbrahamSchool of Business (Accounting), University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Pages 461-478 | Published online: 11 Nov 2013

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