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Center for Research in Accounting Education |
Research in Accounting Education
Edited by Ashton C. Bishop, E. Kent
St. Pierre. Ralph L. Benke Jr.
236 pages, copyright 1987
This volume contains papers for individuals
with a serious interest in doing research in accounting education.
Research in Accounting Education also should appeal to
individuals who have an interest in the findings of published
accounting education research. About one-third of the pages in this
volume are devoted to papers that have not been published elsewhere.
The remainder contains papers that have appeared as articles in professional
journals such as Accounting, Organizations and Society, Journal of
Accountancy, Journal of Accounting Education, Journal of Occupational Psychology
and The Accounting Review.
- "Empirical Research
in Accounting Education: A Review and Evaluation" Written exclusively
for this book, this is a 51-page summary of past accounting education
research.
- "Research Methodology for Accounting
Education" A second paper written exclusively for this book,
it discusses research methodologies appropriate for accounting education.
The paper, using illustrations from published and unpublished education
research, discusses the application of experimental, ex post facto
and survey research to acccounting education research.
The remaining articles are organized into topical areas which include:
- Characteristics of accounting majors
- Learning theory
-
Testing
- Teaching effectiveness
- Performance after graduation
These articles provide important information to individuals conducting
accounting education research and offer the latest research findings for
those involved in educating accounting students.
Research In Accounting
Education should help promote excellence in teaching and stimulate
further research in accounting education.
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