Contemporary accounting education and society

Martin Kelly, Howard Davey and Neil Haigh

Accounting Education, 1999, vol. 8, issue 4, 321-340

Abstract: This paper questions the purpose of contemporary accounting education for society and reflects on what accounting academics are attempting to achieve in universities today. The authors suggest that a number of extant educational issues and beliefs (and the associated underlying assumptions) concerning the purpose and practice of tertiary education in accounting need to be challenged if we are to progress. The authors suggest the adoption of an alternative approach to educational practices in accounting in order to provide 'holistic education'. We believe that in our fast changing society we must produce graduates who have learned how to learn, and who are capable of continuously adapting themselves to help in the ongoing development of society. We outline an integrated accounting course that was developed to provide an holistic educational experience within an accounting context.

Keywords: Understanding Learning Holistic Independent Student-CENTRED (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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