Does the Changing World of Professional Work Need a New Approach to Accounting Education?

Autor/inn/en	Herbert, Ian P.; Rothwell, Andrew T.; Glover, Jane L.; Lambert, Stephanie A.
Titel	Does the Changing World of Professional Work Need a New Approach to Accounting Education?
Quelle	In: Accounting Education, 30 (2021) 2, S.188-212 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Herbert, Ian P.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0963-9284
DOI	10.1080/09639284.2020.1827446
Schlagwörter	Entry Workers; Accounting; Professional Identity; Career Readiness; Educational Change; Job Skills; Mentors; Education Work Relationship; College Graduates; Foreign Countries; Work Experience Programs; Employment Potential; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Abrechnung; Buchführung; Buchhaltung; Bildungsreform; Produktive Fertigkeit; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Ausland; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Großbritannien
Abstract	The paper raises concerns about entry-level positions within large organisations as corporate accounting tasks are re-engineered, automated and relocated. Reduced opportunities for accounting graduates to start their careers are but one factor in a confluence of challenges to accounting education; not least, that in England and Wales study debt is around £50,000 for a typical degree programme. Drawing on discussions from an education/employer stakeholder group, the enquiry finds that longstanding tensions about the optimal mix of intellectual, technical and generic skills in accounting education might be better framed within a broader process of helping students to develop a social identity relevant to their work context. A key proposal is that educators should play a pivotal role in mentoring students so that they develop their own sense of preprofessional identity and thus, become work-ready on graduation. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01