Educating digital natives for the future: accounting educators’ evaluation of the accounting curriculum

Khaldoon Al-Htaybat, Larissa von Alberti-Alhtaybat and Zaidoon Alhatabat

Accounting Education, 2018, vol. 27, issue 4, 333-357

Abstract: The global digital revolution has irrevocably transformed societies and industries. The accounting profession is predicted to experience a significant change in the future, due to technological developments. Practices will be automated and related positions obsolete, thus accounting graduates need to be educated for new and different tasks and positions. The current study focussed on these expected changes and how accounting profession, practice and, consequently, education will be affected and adjusted to these new technologies in an evaluation approach. A qualitative methodology was employed, investigating accounting educators’ perceptions of these developments. Semi-structured interview data and online accessible empirical data, such as podcasts, were analysed in two coding cycles. The findings illustrate that while significant changes are expected, participants’ opinions vary regarding the necessity of adjusting the accounting curriculum. Supportive changes include amending respective courses to emphasise classic skills, such as problem-solving, and contemporary skills, such as new technologies, to illustrate developments practically.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/09639284.2018.1437758

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