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Essays on Accounting Education
Edited by Bill Anderson, E. Kent St. Pierre. Ralph L. Benke Jr.
240 pages, copyright 1987
This volume includes articles from The Accounting Review, CPA Journal,
Issues in Accounting Education, Journal of Accountancy, Management Accounting,
Journal of Accounting Education, and the Phi Delta Kappa Education
Foundation. The 18 articles present a broad spectrum of thought regarding
the current state of accounting education. Beginning with an overview of
the philosophy of American education, Essays on Accounting Education
goes on to consider such topics as: correcting the current wrongs in
accounting education, the efficacy of the law school as a model for
accounting education, the five-year educational requirement, whether
present accounting programs are teaching the proper subject matter
in the proper manner, and recommendations for providing the best
educational experience for the accounting student.For example,
one aspect in the ongoing debate dealt with by Essays on Accounting
Education considers the question of whether accounting education
should be primarily conceptual or procedural. Arguments supporting both
sides of the debate are presented.
Taken together, the articles contained
in this volume will provide accounting educators
with a fresh perspective into the major issues which they may face in the
future, and offer specific ideas relating to improving the overall quality
of the classroom educational experience.
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