The Acquisition of Generic Skills of Culturally-Diverse Student Cohorts

Autor/inn/en	Keneley, Monica; Jackling, Beverley
Titel	The Acquisition of Generic Skills of Culturally-Diverse Student Cohorts
Quelle	In: Accounting Education, 20 (2011) 6, S.605-623 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0963-9284
DOI	10.1080/09639284.2011.611344
Schlagwörter	Accounting; Skill Development; Foreign Countries; Educational Practices; Educational Change; Labor Market; Outcomes of Education; Employment Potential; Cultural Background; Student Attitudes; Classification; Foreign Students; Undergraduate Students; Statistical Analysis; Questionnaires; Likert Scales; Business Administration Education; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Abrechnung; Buchführung; Buchhaltung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Ausland; Bildungspraxis; Bildungsreform; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Schülerverhalten; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Statistische Analyse; Fragebogen; Likert-Skala; Australien
Abstract	The changing nature of higher education and the structure of graduate labour markets have increased emphasis on employability and graduate outcomes. Universities have responded to this changed environment by embedding generic skills in the curriculum. This paper examines the generic skills that students perceived they acquired in their accounting studies in preparation for graduate employment. Given the changed background profiles of students studying accounting degree in Australia, and the employment difficulties they encounter on graduation, the study specifically addresses the perceptions of students from diverse cultural backgrounds. The findings demonstrate that, overall, students believed that their accounting course assisted in developing generic skills, while differences in perceptions were identified between different cultural cohorts. The research highlights the need to develop educational practices which embed generic skills development in the curriculum in a way that maximises the opportunities for culturally-diverse student cohorts to enhance their employment outcomes on graduation. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01