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Title: Evidence on the Association Between Major and Performance in the Introductory Financial Accounting Course (Report)
Author : Academy of Educational Leadership Journal
Release Date : January 01, 2011
Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 226 KB

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INTRODUCTION Dramatic changes in the accounting profession in the last two decades seem to have changed the landscape of accounting education. As a primary source of supply of professionals to the industry, the accounting major in higher education has experienced ups and downs in popularity. Researchers have been concerned with the decrease in accounting students and have considered various strategies for attracting students to accounting (e. g., Cohen & Hanno, 1993; Adams, Pryor, & Adams, 1994; Lowe & Simons, 1997) and retaining qualified students in accounting (Adams et al., 1994). Previous literature has shown that the student experience and performance in the first accounting course is one of the most significant factors associated with the student perception of pursuing a career in the field (Geiger & Ogilby, 2000; Chen, Jones & McIntyure, 2008). Understanding the characteristics of the students choosing accounting as their academic major could assist accounting educators in structuring accounting courses and advising students in career development.