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resumen el proceso de convergencia europea derivado de Bolonia está suponiendo una revisión de lo... more resumen el proceso de convergencia europea derivado de Bolonia está suponiendo una revisión de los sistemas educativos de forma que puedan alcanzarse los objetivos de comparabilidad y movilidad de profesores y alumnos. Como consecuencia, se ha de producir un cambio de la propia estructura de títulos, así como de las metodologías docentes y los sistemas de evaluación de estudiantes, profesorado y titulaciones. este trabajo presenta un análisis comparativo de dos países de tradiciones educativas y contextos culturales muy distintos: españa y reino unido. se destaca que existen diferencias profundas, no sólo en la cercanía a la filosofía del eees, sino en condicionantes culturales, personales e institucionales clave para la implantación de reformas. dado que importar recetas exitosas en los países de origen sin tener en cuenta las diferencias es extremadamente peligroso, recomendamos la necesidad de un análisis comparativo de los condicionantes contextuales. abstract the Bologna process is fostering a change in higher education systems in order to attain the objectives of educational convergence, comparability and mobility of students. as consequence, the structure of degrees, syllabuses, pedagogy and evaluation & assessments systems (for students, teaching staff and programs) must be revised. the present paper presents a comparative analysis of educational context of two countries presenting sound differences in their institutional characteristics, culture, etc. the mere translation of "recipes", which could have been successful in their countries of origin, without taking into account contextual differences is problematical and could result in undesired consequences. therefore, we recommend a previous analysis of the conditioning factors of the change in a comparative way. revista de enseñanza universitaria 2006, n.º 28; 19-33
Quality Assurance in Education, 2003
... The Authors. John Cullen, John Cullen is Professor of Management Accounting, at Sheffield Hal... more ... The Authors. John Cullen, John Cullen is Professor of Management Accounting, at Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK. John Joyce, John Joyce is a Principal Lecturer in Management Accounting at Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK. ...
The British Accounting Review, 2013
ABSTRACT Traditional pedagogic methods in accounting education have been the subject of some crit... more ABSTRACT Traditional pedagogic methods in accounting education have been the subject of some criticism with potential solutions referring to out of classroom experiences. This paper relies on the concepts of situated and experiential learning to assess the effects of a learning opportunity involving visits to prison by students enrolled in the final year of an accounting degree program. Data collected from a self-designed survey suggest that the students were intellectually and emotionally engaged in the experience emanating from the novelty and anticipation of entering closed walls and meeting inmates who were former professional accountants. Students appeared to learn a number of lessons including the nature of conflicts faced by professional accountants, factors contributing to fraudulent conduct, and strategies on how they might deal with such conflicts in their professional careers.
The Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport and Tourism, 2006
expressed concern about the key skills of numeracy and literacy in sports studies students. Studi... more expressed concern about the key skills of numeracy and literacy in sports studies students. Studies of communication development and mathematics education have identified barriers to the development of these skills. The levels of mathematics anxiety and communication apprehension of sports studies students were measured at the beginning of the students' first year, prior to teaching. Following this the results for sport students were compared to students of other disciplines. The study suggests that it may be necessary to take measures to solve the specific problem of apprehension before skills development can take place.
Purpose – The purpose of this article is to identify the impact of differing teaching contexts on... more Purpose – The purpose of this article is to identify the impact of differing teaching contexts on the
approaches to learning of accounting undergraduates in different European countries by the use of a
study process questionnaire.
Design/methodology/approach – The questionnaire used was Biggs’ R-SPQ-2F (Biggs et al.). This
is a 20-item questionnaire that identifies the learning styles of individual students in terms of deep and
surface approaches.
Findings – Significant differences were found in the approaches to learning of the students in the
countries concerned. The differences were rooted in two subcomponents: motive and strategy. Gender
differences were also identified.
Originality/value – A major factor in the development process of future accountants is the
education process that they undertake. This study identifies a methodology that is capable of
comparing accounting students in different countries and potentially identifying the underlying
reasons why the quality of the learning outcomes achieved may differ under differing educational
systems.
This paper reviews the use of the case method as a teaching and learning vehicle. It centres on a... more This paper reviews the use of the case method as a teaching and learning vehicle. It centres on a module that aims to develop learning by the use of the case method. It examines the rationale for the development of the module and the subsequent decision to use the case method. Also identified in the paper are issues concerned with
The paper explores the issues involved in maintaining operational alignment between curriculum ai... more The paper explores the issues involved in maintaining operational alignment between curriculum aims, teaching and the assessment of student learning. Whilst various conceptual frameworks can help to shape learning outcomes that reflect a constructivist approach across an aligned scheme of education there are, nonetheless, opportunities for misalignment to occur with the potential to significantly dilute the aims of the curriculum.
This paper reviews the experience gained from the development and subsequent operation of an unde... more This paper reviews the experience gained from the development and subsequent operation of an undergraduate final year core module based entirely on case studies About HEC: HEC was a national project of the Royal Society of Arts focused on encouraging higher education institutions to develop programmes that enabled students to become more personally capable, and to share their experiences with others. HEC was set up in 1988 and was hosted by Leeds University and Leeds Metropolitan University from 1991 to 1997 and by Middlesex University till 2004.
WRITE-UP OF THE RESEARCH Professional and academic accounting associations internationally have t... more WRITE-UP OF THE RESEARCH Professional and academic accounting associations internationally have through published reports and statements, made public their views of the desired profile of a professional accountant. One of the most interesting aspects to have arisen out of these statements is the increasing relevance given to a set of non-accounting capabilities and skills. The Accounting Education Change Commission's (AECC) Position Statement Number One (1990) suggests that, "To become successful, professionals accounting graduates must possess communication skills, intellectual skills and interpersonal skills." These interpersonal skills are defined as "... the ability to work effectively in groups and to provide leadership when appropriate." Issues surrounding the use of group work do not lie just within the boundaries of accounting education. Despite the inherent problems with group work previous research has recognized the need for this pedagogic approach...
Accounting in about communicating. In this regard, important accounting bodies and firms have exp... more Accounting in about communicating. In this regard, important accounting bodies and firms have expressed their opinion, based on results from research carried out, advocating greater emphasis in the development of communication skills throughout accounting degrees. As a consequence, an increasing number of accounting programs are including communication skills as educational objectives. integrating activities in order to improve these skills. However, the effect of constraining factors must be taken into account, such as communicative apprehension (CA) which can cause educational and training efforts to be ineffective, to the extent of being counterproductive. In this paper, we study the levels and profiles of communicative apprehension in accounting students compared to those obtained from a sample of students at other faculties. communicative apprehension, accounting education, communication skills.
Asian Review of Accounting, 2009
Purpose – This purpose of this paper is to introduce a new theoretical framework in order to exam... more Purpose – This purpose of this paper is to introduce a new theoretical framework in order to examine similarities and differences between accounting major Malaysian and English students. It concerns attributes and outcomes associated with the accounting profession, and the relationship between students' perceptions and intentions to pursue an accounting career. Design/methodology/approach – A survey research approach has been adopted
Accounting Education, 2014
ABSTRACT The design, delivery and assessment of a complete educational scheme, such as a degree p... more ABSTRACT The design, delivery and assessment of a complete educational scheme, such as a degree programme or a professional qualification course, is a complex matter. Maintaining alignment between the stated aims of the curriculum and the scoring of student achievement is an overarching concern. The potential for drift across individual aspects of an educational scheme (teaching, learning and assessment), together with emerging criticism in extant literature of the reliability of marking processes, suggests that, in practice, maintaining alignment might be more difficult than had previously been assumed.In this paper, the concept of a Community of Practice (CoP) is employed as an analytical lens through which the notion of a markers' standardisation meeting that focuses on maintaining alignment between the curriculum, the marking scheme and the scoring of student scripts can be critically examined. Given that the aims and subject content of management learning are both multidimensional and contextual, such meetings have the potential to develop a shared approach to the elaboration and application of the marking scheme. A further role of the CoP is in the calibration of markers to accommodate further variations in student responses as they arise in the actual marking process. In this respect, the CoP has both descriptive and prescriptive potential in terms of aiding the development of markers of professional accounting examinations and also, we suggest, within accounting education more generally.
Education + Training, 2015
Accounting in about communicating. In this regard, important accounting bodies and firms have exp... more Accounting in about communicating. In this regard, important accounting bodies and firms have expressed their opinion, based on results from research carried out, advocating greater emphasis in the development of communication skills throughout accounting degrees. As a consequence, an increasing number of accounting programs are including communication skills as educational objectives. integrating activities in order to improve these skills. However,
Asian Review of Accounting, 2013
ABSTRACT Purpose ‐ The purpose of this paper is to establish a link between communication apprehe... more ABSTRACT Purpose ‐ The purpose of this paper is to establish a link between communication apprehension and communication self-efficacy in accounting students. Design/methodology/approach ‐ This is achieved by the use of two questionnaires jointly distributed to the students involved. The Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA-24) developed by McCroskey to measure oral communication apprehension[1] (OCA) and the instrument for written communication apprehension (WCA) developed by Daly and Miller and a questionnaire to measure communication self-efficacy. This had been developed using the guidelines set out by Bandura and was designed to measure two constructs: oral communication self-efficacy, and written communication self-efficacy. Findings ‐ The two separate statistical tests to identify the connection between the two concepts both indicated the existence of a strong relationship between the two. This was shown not only in the overall relationship between communication apprehension and self-efficacy but also equally strongly in their constituent components. Practical implications ‐ The existence of this relationship is important because it provides a possible development in terms of understanding the barrier to the development of communication skills and also indicates a possible redirection to alleviate and remove the barrier. In order for accountants to meet future challenges, there is substantial evidence that the development of communication skills will be vital. Originality/value ‐ This paper draws the conclusion that in the future consideration needs to be given to incorporating into the pedagogy of accounting education, especially in those areas involving the development of communication skills, approaches that increase self-efficacy.
Educación XX1, 2014
ABSTRACT With the support of the Institutional Theory, this paper aims to identify and analyze th... more ABSTRACT With the support of the Institutional Theory, this paper aims to identify and analyze the factors that are influencing the process of education consolidation by competences in Spanish universities. In order to reach our objective, we have conducted a case study in a university that was a pioneer in the implementation of a syllabus adapted to education by competences. The results of this study show evidence of the influence of driving, facilitator and difficultator factors throughout the various stages of the consolidation process. The study constitutes a reference for the guidance of educators, educative administrations and regulators of the member countriesof the European Higher Education Area for analysis of the identified factors in order to design and implement policies and measures for the consolidation of education by cornpetences. The last section of the paper proposes some of these measures.
The International Journal of Management Education, 2009
... Autores: José María González González; Localización: The international journal of management ... more ... Autores: José María González González; Localización: The international journal of management education, ISSN 1472-8117, Vol. 7, Nº 3, 2009 , págs. 13-25. Fundación Dialnet. Acceso de usuarios registrados. Acceso de usuarios registrados Usuario. Contraseña. Entrar. ...
European Accounting Review, 2007
Accounting is about measuring and communicating. Accounting bodies and employers have expressed o... more Accounting is about measuring and communicating. Accounting bodies and employers have expressed opinions, which have been supported by research results, advocating that greater emphasis is placed on the development of communication skills throughout the education ...
resumen el proceso de convergencia europea derivado de Bolonia está suponiendo una revisión de lo... more resumen el proceso de convergencia europea derivado de Bolonia está suponiendo una revisión de los sistemas educativos de forma que puedan alcanzarse los objetivos de comparabilidad y movilidad de profesores y alumnos. Como consecuencia, se ha de producir un cambio de la propia estructura de títulos, así como de las metodologías docentes y los sistemas de evaluación de estudiantes, profesorado y titulaciones. este trabajo presenta un análisis comparativo de dos países de tradiciones educativas y contextos culturales muy distintos: españa y reino unido. se destaca que existen diferencias profundas, no sólo en la cercanía a la filosofía del eees, sino en condicionantes culturales, personales e institucionales clave para la implantación de reformas. dado que importar recetas exitosas en los países de origen sin tener en cuenta las diferencias es extremadamente peligroso, recomendamos la necesidad de un análisis comparativo de los condicionantes contextuales. abstract the Bologna process is fostering a change in higher education systems in order to attain the objectives of educational convergence, comparability and mobility of students. as consequence, the structure of degrees, syllabuses, pedagogy and evaluation & assessments systems (for students, teaching staff and programs) must be revised. the present paper presents a comparative analysis of educational context of two countries presenting sound differences in their institutional characteristics, culture, etc. the mere translation of "recipes", which could have been successful in their countries of origin, without taking into account contextual differences is problematical and could result in undesired consequences. therefore, we recommend a previous analysis of the conditioning factors of the change in a comparative way. revista de enseñanza universitaria 2006, n.º 28; 19-33
Quality Assurance in Education, 2003
... The Authors. John Cullen, John Cullen is Professor of Management Accounting, at Sheffield Hal... more ... The Authors. John Cullen, John Cullen is Professor of Management Accounting, at Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK. John Joyce, John Joyce is a Principal Lecturer in Management Accounting at Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK. ...
The British Accounting Review, 2013
ABSTRACT Traditional pedagogic methods in accounting education have been the subject of some crit... more ABSTRACT Traditional pedagogic methods in accounting education have been the subject of some criticism with potential solutions referring to out of classroom experiences. This paper relies on the concepts of situated and experiential learning to assess the effects of a learning opportunity involving visits to prison by students enrolled in the final year of an accounting degree program. Data collected from a self-designed survey suggest that the students were intellectually and emotionally engaged in the experience emanating from the novelty and anticipation of entering closed walls and meeting inmates who were former professional accountants. Students appeared to learn a number of lessons including the nature of conflicts faced by professional accountants, factors contributing to fraudulent conduct, and strategies on how they might deal with such conflicts in their professional careers.
The Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport and Tourism, 2006
expressed concern about the key skills of numeracy and literacy in sports studies students. Studi... more expressed concern about the key skills of numeracy and literacy in sports studies students. Studies of communication development and mathematics education have identified barriers to the development of these skills. The levels of mathematics anxiety and communication apprehension of sports studies students were measured at the beginning of the students' first year, prior to teaching. Following this the results for sport students were compared to students of other disciplines. The study suggests that it may be necessary to take measures to solve the specific problem of apprehension before skills development can take place.
Purpose – The purpose of this article is to identify the impact of differing teaching contexts on... more Purpose – The purpose of this article is to identify the impact of differing teaching contexts on the
approaches to learning of accounting undergraduates in different European countries by the use of a
study process questionnaire.
Design/methodology/approach – The questionnaire used was Biggs’ R-SPQ-2F (Biggs et al.). This
is a 20-item questionnaire that identifies the learning styles of individual students in terms of deep and
surface approaches.
Findings – Significant differences were found in the approaches to learning of the students in the
countries concerned. The differences were rooted in two subcomponents: motive and strategy. Gender
differences were also identified.
Originality/value – A major factor in the development process of future accountants is the
education process that they undertake. This study identifies a methodology that is capable of
comparing accounting students in different countries and potentially identifying the underlying
reasons why the quality of the learning outcomes achieved may differ under differing educational
systems.
This paper reviews the use of the case method as a teaching and learning vehicle. It centres on a... more This paper reviews the use of the case method as a teaching and learning vehicle. It centres on a module that aims to develop learning by the use of the case method. It examines the rationale for the development of the module and the subsequent decision to use the case method. Also identified in the paper are issues concerned with
The paper explores the issues involved in maintaining operational alignment between curriculum ai... more The paper explores the issues involved in maintaining operational alignment between curriculum aims, teaching and the assessment of student learning. Whilst various conceptual frameworks can help to shape learning outcomes that reflect a constructivist approach across an aligned scheme of education there are, nonetheless, opportunities for misalignment to occur with the potential to significantly dilute the aims of the curriculum.
This paper reviews the experience gained from the development and subsequent operation of an unde... more This paper reviews the experience gained from the development and subsequent operation of an undergraduate final year core module based entirely on case studies About HEC: HEC was a national project of the Royal Society of Arts focused on encouraging higher education institutions to develop programmes that enabled students to become more personally capable, and to share their experiences with others. HEC was set up in 1988 and was hosted by Leeds University and Leeds Metropolitan University from 1991 to 1997 and by Middlesex University till 2004.
WRITE-UP OF THE RESEARCH Professional and academic accounting associations internationally have t... more WRITE-UP OF THE RESEARCH Professional and academic accounting associations internationally have through published reports and statements, made public their views of the desired profile of a professional accountant. One of the most interesting aspects to have arisen out of these statements is the increasing relevance given to a set of non-accounting capabilities and skills. The Accounting Education Change Commission's (AECC) Position Statement Number One (1990) suggests that, "To become successful, professionals accounting graduates must possess communication skills, intellectual skills and interpersonal skills." These interpersonal skills are defined as "... the ability to work effectively in groups and to provide leadership when appropriate." Issues surrounding the use of group work do not lie just within the boundaries of accounting education. Despite the inherent problems with group work previous research has recognized the need for this pedagogic approach...
Accounting in about communicating. In this regard, important accounting bodies and firms have exp... more Accounting in about communicating. In this regard, important accounting bodies and firms have expressed their opinion, based on results from research carried out, advocating greater emphasis in the development of communication skills throughout accounting degrees. As a consequence, an increasing number of accounting programs are including communication skills as educational objectives. integrating activities in order to improve these skills. However, the effect of constraining factors must be taken into account, such as communicative apprehension (CA) which can cause educational and training efforts to be ineffective, to the extent of being counterproductive. In this paper, we study the levels and profiles of communicative apprehension in accounting students compared to those obtained from a sample of students at other faculties. communicative apprehension, accounting education, communication skills.
Asian Review of Accounting, 2009
Purpose – This purpose of this paper is to introduce a new theoretical framework in order to exam... more Purpose – This purpose of this paper is to introduce a new theoretical framework in order to examine similarities and differences between accounting major Malaysian and English students. It concerns attributes and outcomes associated with the accounting profession, and the relationship between students' perceptions and intentions to pursue an accounting career. Design/methodology/approach – A survey research approach has been adopted
Accounting Education, 2014
ABSTRACT The design, delivery and assessment of a complete educational scheme, such as a degree p... more ABSTRACT The design, delivery and assessment of a complete educational scheme, such as a degree programme or a professional qualification course, is a complex matter. Maintaining alignment between the stated aims of the curriculum and the scoring of student achievement is an overarching concern. The potential for drift across individual aspects of an educational scheme (teaching, learning and assessment), together with emerging criticism in extant literature of the reliability of marking processes, suggests that, in practice, maintaining alignment might be more difficult than had previously been assumed.In this paper, the concept of a Community of Practice (CoP) is employed as an analytical lens through which the notion of a markers' standardisation meeting that focuses on maintaining alignment between the curriculum, the marking scheme and the scoring of student scripts can be critically examined. Given that the aims and subject content of management learning are both multidimensional and contextual, such meetings have the potential to develop a shared approach to the elaboration and application of the marking scheme. A further role of the CoP is in the calibration of markers to accommodate further variations in student responses as they arise in the actual marking process. In this respect, the CoP has both descriptive and prescriptive potential in terms of aiding the development of markers of professional accounting examinations and also, we suggest, within accounting education more generally.
Education + Training, 2015
Accounting in about communicating. In this regard, important accounting bodies and firms have exp... more Accounting in about communicating. In this regard, important accounting bodies and firms have expressed their opinion, based on results from research carried out, advocating greater emphasis in the development of communication skills throughout accounting degrees. As a consequence, an increasing number of accounting programs are including communication skills as educational objectives. integrating activities in order to improve these skills. However,
Asian Review of Accounting, 2013
ABSTRACT Purpose ‐ The purpose of this paper is to establish a link between communication apprehe... more ABSTRACT Purpose ‐ The purpose of this paper is to establish a link between communication apprehension and communication self-efficacy in accounting students. Design/methodology/approach ‐ This is achieved by the use of two questionnaires jointly distributed to the students involved. The Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA-24) developed by McCroskey to measure oral communication apprehension[1] (OCA) and the instrument for written communication apprehension (WCA) developed by Daly and Miller and a questionnaire to measure communication self-efficacy. This had been developed using the guidelines set out by Bandura and was designed to measure two constructs: oral communication self-efficacy, and written communication self-efficacy. Findings ‐ The two separate statistical tests to identify the connection between the two concepts both indicated the existence of a strong relationship between the two. This was shown not only in the overall relationship between communication apprehension and self-efficacy but also equally strongly in their constituent components. Practical implications ‐ The existence of this relationship is important because it provides a possible development in terms of understanding the barrier to the development of communication skills and also indicates a possible redirection to alleviate and remove the barrier. In order for accountants to meet future challenges, there is substantial evidence that the development of communication skills will be vital. Originality/value ‐ This paper draws the conclusion that in the future consideration needs to be given to incorporating into the pedagogy of accounting education, especially in those areas involving the development of communication skills, approaches that increase self-efficacy.
Educación XX1, 2014
ABSTRACT With the support of the Institutional Theory, this paper aims to identify and analyze th... more ABSTRACT With the support of the Institutional Theory, this paper aims to identify and analyze the factors that are influencing the process of education consolidation by competences in Spanish universities. In order to reach our objective, we have conducted a case study in a university that was a pioneer in the implementation of a syllabus adapted to education by competences. The results of this study show evidence of the influence of driving, facilitator and difficultator factors throughout the various stages of the consolidation process. The study constitutes a reference for the guidance of educators, educative administrations and regulators of the member countriesof the European Higher Education Area for analysis of the identified factors in order to design and implement policies and measures for the consolidation of education by cornpetences. The last section of the paper proposes some of these measures.
The International Journal of Management Education, 2009
... Autores: José María González González; Localización: The international journal of management ... more ... Autores: José María González González; Localización: The international journal of management education, ISSN 1472-8117, Vol. 7, Nº 3, 2009 , págs. 13-25. Fundación Dialnet. Acceso de usuarios registrados. Acceso de usuarios registrados Usuario. Contraseña. Entrar. ...
European Accounting Review, 2007
Accounting is about measuring and communicating. Accounting bodies and employers have expressed o... more Accounting is about measuring and communicating. Accounting bodies and employers have expressed opinions, which have been supported by research results, advocating that greater emphasis is placed on the development of communication skills throughout the education ...