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JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
Where Do We Go to Ensure the Continuation of Accounting Education?
Author(s): Melinda C. Kushniroff
Citation: Melinda C. Kushniroff, (2012) "Where Do We Go to Ensure the Continuation of Accounting Education?," Journal of Accounting and Finance, Vol. 12, Iss. 4, pp. 110 - 122
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
Critics of accounting education charge that its programs and curricula have failed to remain relevant to students and employers. Some educators have heeded the warnings and made significant changes; however, such forward-thinking individuals are in the minority. Accounting programs are consequently experiencing dramatic decreases in student enrollments. Moreover, many practicing accountants and educators say that they would not choose an accounting education if given the chance to do it again. This indicates a serious problem at the profession’s most vulnerable point: the quality of its professionals. To determine the severity of the problems that face accounting education, the American Accounting Association (AAA), the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), the AICPA, and the Big Four jointly sponsored a study on the future of accounting education. Their charge to the researchers was to "write a high-level thought piece, supported by evidence where possible, about the future of accounting education." The researchers discuss here the study's principal findings and exhort accounting practitioners to become actively engaged in supporting fundamental reform in accounting education.
