The Effect of IFRS Adoption on Financial Reporting Pedagogy in South AfricaIssues in Accounting Education - Tập 28 Số 2 - Trang 243-251 - 2013
Stephen A. Coetzee, Astrid Schmulian
ABSTRACT: South Africa has for many years been involved in and supported the
work of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) (formerly the
International Accounting Standards Committee [IASC]). Accordingly, South Africa
was an early adopter of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This
paper highlights two significant effects that the adoption of IFRS has had on
accounting... hiện toàn bộ
Moving Beyond Student Ratings: A Balanced Scorecard Approach for Evaluating Teaching PerformanceIssues in Accounting Education - Tập 28 Số 1 - Trang 49-75 - 2013
Kate Hughes, Gwen R. Pate
ABSTRACT:This position paper proposes a viable alternative to higher education's
current focus on student ratings as the primary metric for summative teaching
evaluations (i.e., for personnel decisions). In contrast to the divergent
opinions among educational researchers about the validity of student ratings, a
strong consensus exists that summative measures derived from the student ratings
proces... hiện toàn bộ
Online Accounting Education versus In-Class Delivery: Does Course Level Matter?Issues in Accounting Education - Tập 28 Số 1 - Trang 1-16 - 2013
Clement C. Chen, Keith T. Jones, Keith Moreland
ABSTRACT: This study examines whether the effectiveness of online accounting
education relative to traditional in-class delivery depends upon the level of
the course. Students enrolled in principles and advanced cost/managerial and in
advanced financial accounting courses were surveyed regarding their perceptions
on several dimensions. The results suggest that the course level is important
when as... hiện toàn bộ
China's Progress with IFRS Convergence: Interviews with Chinese ProfessorsIssues in Accounting Education - Tập 28 Số 2 - Trang 277-290 - 2013
Nie Ping, Allison Collins, Shanping Wang
ABSTRACT: The focus of this paper is to examine China's process of convergence
with international accounting standards, through a review of the history and
through the experiences of its accounting academics. The review of China's
accounting history establishes a framework for understanding the current
standards. The experiences of Chinese academics during the convergence process
are of particular... hiện toàn bộ
Adoption of IFRS in Brazil and the Consequences to Accounting EducationIssues in Accounting Education - Tập 28 Số 2 - Trang 235-242 - 2013
Luiz Nelson Guedes de Carvalho, Bruno Meirelles Salotti
ABSTRACT: Brazil is a rare case of a complete adoption of IFRS, not only for
consolidated financial statements, but also for the individual ones. Very few
countries dared to converge their accounting standards toward IFRS in the
company-only financial statements, probably afraid of the tax or dividends
impact. Brazil made the ambitious move, changing the Company law and altering
the income tax leg... hiện toàn bộ
A French Experience of an IFRS TransitionIssues in Accounting Education - Tập 28 Số 2 - Trang 221-234 - 2013
Carole Bonnier, Frédéric Demerens, Christopher Hossfeld, Anne Le Manh
ABSTRACT: In 2005, IFRS became mandatory for consolidated financial statements
of French-listed companies. Our students had increasingly international
backgrounds, internships, and jobs after graduation. Therefore, we felt the need
to modify our French GAAP-based introductory accounting class to a course using
IFRS. This article describes the challenges we faced and the solutions we
adopted. Since... hiện toàn bộ
Self-Regulated Learning Interventions in the Introductory Accounting Course: An Empirical StudyIssues in Accounting Education - Tập 28 Số 3 - Trang 435-460 - 2013
Lana L. Becker
ABSTRACT: Self-regulated learning skills have been shown to have a positive
impact on achievement in the academic setting, enabling graduates to become
lifelong learners in professional settings. Although the importance of lifelong
learning skills is well articulated in the accounting education literature, this
study is the first to address concerns that class time devoted to developing
such skill... hiện toàn bộ
Exploring Millennial Student Values and Societal Trends: Accounting Course Selection PreferencesIssues in Accounting Education - Tập 23 Số 3 - Trang 405-419 - 2008
Valerie C. Milliron
The values that younger (Millennial) versus older (non-Millennial) students
express in choosing a class are contrasted with the skills and attitudes they
need to compete. The first half of the paper reviews current literature
regarding Millennial student expectations, skill competitiveness, and work
opportunities. This is followed by examining priorities on class section
selection as a vehicle for... hiện toàn bộ