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Motivations, expectations and preparedness for higher education: A study of accounting students in Ireland, the UK, Spain and Greece

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: This paper compares the motives, expectations and preparedness of a sample of students commencing the study of accounting in higher education in four European countries. The findings reveal that whilst all students are motivated to progress to higher education for career-oriented reasons and to seek intellectual growth, considerable variation is observed between the students in the four settings with regard to motives, confidence and perceptions of preparedness for higher education. The implications of these findings, both in the context of the alignment objectives of the Bologna process and the ongoing accounting education change debate, are considered.

Source: Accounting Forum

DOI: 10.1016/j.accfor.2011.12.001

Authors: Marann Byrne, Barbara Flood, Trevor Hassall, John Joyce, Jose Luis Arquero Montaño, José María González González, Eleni Tourna-Germanou

Institutions: Dublin City University, Sheffield Hallam University, Universidad de Sevilla, Technological Educational Institute of Athens

Language: English

Topic: Accounting Education and Careers

Subfield: Accounting

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2035517252

FWCI: 18.57

Cites: 57

Cited by: 100

Related to: 10