Development and Problems of Accounting Higher Education in the U.S. and Bulgaria: Parallels in History

Michael Musov ()
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Michael Musov: University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria

Nauchni trudove, 2020, issue 1, 16-32

Abstract: This paper provides a short historical background of the vocational versus liberal perspectives in accounting higher education. The first section begins with a discussion of the early professionals’ struggle to ensure the status of accounting as a profession and a scholarly discipline in the U.S. The second section discusses some of the perceived problems with accounting education in Bulgaria. Based on the historical parallels outlined, the concluding section suggests three general conclusions.

Keywords: accounting higher education; vocational education; liberal education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M41 M42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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