Fostering deep and elaborative learning and generic (soft) skill development: the strategic use of case studies in accounting education

Gordon Boyce, Sarah Williams, Andrea Kelly and Helen Yee

Accounting Education, 2001, vol. 10, issue 1, 37-60

Abstract: It is vital that accounting educators take responsibility for the development of students' generic (soft) skills in conjunction with, discipline-specific skills. Research indicates that the typical learning styles of accounting students are not suited to the acquisition of generic skills. In this paper learning theory is used to provide a framework to support the use of case studies as a tool to promote appropriate learning styles and thereby enhance generic skill development. The paper details a number of strategies that may be implemented with case studies to achieve these goals. The implications for accounting educators, which are significant, are discussed.

Keywords: Case Studies Soft Skills Generic Skills Deep Processing Elaborative Processing Learning Style Assessment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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