To ensure the quality of accounting graduates is maintained, the Institute regards ongoing collaboration with industry and the academic community a key priority. With this in mind, the Institute has teamed up with the Centre for Accounting, Governance and Sustainability at the University of South Australia, to produce Accounting Education at a Crossroad in 2010. This is the first in a series of academic thought leadership publications, dedicated to addressing the key challenges facing the profession. These challenges include: Staff shortages combined with the pressures of an ageing academic population The changing skill-sets of accounting and the misalignment with employer expectations Commonwealth funding per student place The large classes in university business faculties now leading to undesirable, sub-optimal teaching and learning outcomes The impact of alternative pathways to professional programs via private providers and vocational studies. The publication is based on key findings from the Accounting Education Forum held in Adelaide on 4 February 2010.This forum investigated the contemporary challenges relating to accounting education, academia and the accountancy profession in Australia. Participants were from 19 Australian universities; the Institute and CPA Australia; the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, and the Australian Learning and Teaching Council. ‘The research shows, building an alliance between the academics, industry and the profession is critical,’ said co-editor of the book, Professor James Guthrie, the Institute’s Head of Academic Relations. ‘Collaboration holds the key to influencing government policy and developing well-rounded quality accounting graduates,’ he said. The book was successfully launched by James Guthrie and Elaine Evans, from Macquarie University, at the 2010 AFAANZ conference held in Christchurch, New Zealand from 4 – 6 July.
Accounting Education at a Crossroad in 2010
GUTHRIE, JAMES
2010
Abstract
To ensure the quality of accounting graduates is maintained, the Institute regards ongoing collaboration with industry and the academic community a key priority. With this in mind, the Institute has teamed up with the Centre for Accounting, Governance and Sustainability at the University of South Australia, to produce Accounting Education at a Crossroad in 2010. This is the first in a series of academic thought leadership publications, dedicated to addressing the key challenges facing the profession. These challenges include: Staff shortages combined with the pressures of an ageing academic population The changing skill-sets of accounting and the misalignment with employer expectations Commonwealth funding per student place The large classes in university business faculties now leading to undesirable, sub-optimal teaching and learning outcomes The impact of alternative pathways to professional programs via private providers and vocational studies. The publication is based on key findings from the Accounting Education Forum held in Adelaide on 4 February 2010.This forum investigated the contemporary challenges relating to accounting education, academia and the accountancy profession in Australia. Participants were from 19 Australian universities; the Institute and CPA Australia; the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, and the Australian Learning and Teaching Council. ‘The research shows, building an alliance between the academics, industry and the profession is critical,’ said co-editor of the book, Professor James Guthrie, the Institute’s Head of Academic Relations. ‘Collaboration holds the key to influencing government policy and developing well-rounded quality accounting graduates,’ he said. The book was successfully launched by James Guthrie and Elaine Evans, from Macquarie University, at the 2010 AFAANZ conference held in Christchurch, New Zealand from 4 – 6 July.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
