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FIELD STUDIES IN THE ACCOUNTING CURRICULUM *
Author(s) -
Gleeson June
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
accounting and finance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-629X
pISSN - 0810-5391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-629x.1979.tb00204.x
Subject(s) - warrant , field (mathematics) , psychology , medical education , management accounting , curriculum , accounting , semantic differential , applied psychology , medicine , business , pedagogy , social psychology , finance , mathematics , pure mathematics
This paper describes the introduction and evaluation of a field study component in the management and cost accounting subjects of two undergraduate accounting courses. The three types of participants in the field studies — organizational contacts, College staff, and students — were surveyed using questionnaire (semantic differential) and telephone interview techniques, to ascertain attitudes toward the field study. Results of the survey demonstrated strong support for the studies from all three groups of participants, and several useful suggestions for improvement were received. From these results the field study concept seems to warrant further development and evaluation.