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Accounting Education Research in the UK: A Call to Arms

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Rob Jones

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Abstract

Abstract This paper examines factors influencing the established tradition of accounting education research in UK universities. It identifies how the practice of accounting education in the UK is undergoing a period of growth and development and how there is the potential for the development of a virtuous circle within which evidence based research has the capacity to influence practice (and vice versa) to the benefit of educators and accounting students. However, there is also evidence that external factors, particularly changes to research funding and the influence of journal rankings such as the ABS list are having a detrimental effect, skewing behaviours. Unchecked these challenges could lead to a longer term decline in accounting education research being conducted in UK universities. The paper explores some possible responses to these external challenges, in particular, by exploring the growing importance of research impact in research assessment. The paper argues that research impact provides an opportunity for accounting education research to build its reputational capital and thereby exert greater influence. However, in order to do this, researchers will need to engage more closely with the accounting profession to overcome gaps in perspectives and expectations and to further establish the credibility of their work. Accordingly some of the issues related to securing greater engagement are discussed.


Publication metadata

Author(s): Jones JR

Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)

Publication status: Published

Conference Name: BAFA Accounting Education SIG Annual Conference

Year of Conference: 2015

Print publication date: 08/05/2015

Acceptance date: 17/02/2015


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