Motivations, expectations and preparedness for higher education: A study of accounting students in Ireland, the UK, Spain and Greece

Marann Byrne, Barbara Flood, Trevor Hassall, John Joyce, Jose Luis Arquero Montaño, José María González González and Eleni Tourna-Germanou

Accounting forum, 2012, vol. 36, issue 2, 134-144

Abstract: This paper compares the motives, expectations and preparedness of a sample of students commencing the study of accounting in higher education in four European countries. The findings reveal that whilst all students are motivated to progress to higher education for career-oriented reasons and to seek intellectual growth, considerable variation is observed between the students in the four settings with regard to motives, confidence and perceptions of preparedness for higher education. The implications of these findings, both in the context of the alignment objectives of the Bologna process and the ongoing accounting education change debate, are considered.

Keywords: Accounting students; Motives for entering higher education; Expectations of higher education; Preparedness for higher education; Bologna process; Learning outcomes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.accfor.2011.12.001

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