Routledge Companion to Accounting Education

Richard M S Wilson is Professor of Business Administration & Financial Management (Emeritus) at Loughborough University, U.K. For more than 40 years he has actively engaged in accounting education/training policy-making on both a domestic and international basis. He is the founding editor of Accounting Education: an international journal, a member of the BAFA’s Hall of Fame, an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences, and holds a Lifetime Achievement Award specifically for his contribution to accounting education/training.

Of impressive scope and depth, this anthology comprises thirty chapters written by sixty-seven scholars from twenty-four countries. It addresses seven critical ‘considerations’, including those deemed to be ‘cornerstone’, ‘contextual’, and ‘institutional’ to the field; and those pertaining to students, curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment. I warmly commend this meritorious work to all who are interested and involved in accounting education.Peter Wolnizer, Chairman, International Accounting Education Standards Board and Professor Emeritus, The University of Sydney, AustraliaThis is a welcome and authoritative anthology of significant contributions from the leading accounting education academics across the globe. It provides a valuable reference point for established and upcoming researchers with a comprehensive coverage of every topic worthy of consideration.Neil Marriott, Professor, The University of Winchester, UK

• Part I: Cornerstone Considerations 1. Accounting Education as a Field of Intellectual Inquiry 2. Modelling Accounting Education 3. The Nature of Financial Literacy 4. The Case for Change in Accounting Education 5. An Agenda for Improving Accounting Education Part II: Student-Related Considerations 6. Perceptions of Accounting 7. The Role of Prior Accounting Education and Work Experience 8. Cognitive Style in Accounting Education 9. Choice of Accounting (as a Discipline) 10. Choice of Accounting (as a Career) Part III: Curriculum Considerations 11. The First Course in Accounting 12. Liberalizing the Accounting Curriculum 13. Generic Skills within the Accounting Curriculum 14. Integrating the Accounting Curriculum 15. Emerging Areas within the Accounting Curriculum Part IV: Pedagogic Considerations 16. The Use of Technology in Accounting Education 17. The Use of Experiential Learning in Accounting Education 18. Developing Critical Thinking in Accounting Education 19. The Role of Teaching Resources in Accounting Education Part V: Assessment Considerations 20. Determinants of Students’ Performance in Accounting Programmes 21. Outcomes Assessment in Accounting Education 22. Evaluating Accounting Programmes Part VI: Contextual Considerations 23. The Impact of Financial Crises on Accounting Education 24. Ethics in Accounting Education 25. Internships and Accounting Education 26. Comparative Accounting Education Part VII: Institutional Considerations 27. The Influence of Institutions (IAAER and IAESB) on Accounting Education 28. The Interface between Academic Education and Professional Training in Accounting 29. The Role of Accreditation in Accounting Education and Training 30. The State of Professional Accounting Education and Training