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Research in Higher Education Journal Service Learning for Accounting Students, Page 1 Service learning for accounting students: what is the faculty role?
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@MISC{Calvert_researchin,
author = {Victoria Calvert and Rafik Kurji and Shiraz Kurji},
title = {Research in Higher Education Journal Service Learning for Accounting Students, Page 1 Service learning for accounting students: what is the faculty role?},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
The recent financial meltdown and ongoing exposure of corrupt business practices highlights the need for business educators to integrate teaching pedagogies which promote ethical graduates. Service-learning is a methodology widely recognized as bridging theoretical concepts with experiential learning through community service. This paper examines the impact of a service-learning tax preparation project facilitated by accounting professors over a seven-year period. Specifically, the impact on stakeholders, including accounting students, the student tax clients, employers, and faculty are examined. The operational barriers which contributed to closing the program, as well as suggestions for future service-learning programs are discussed. Further, the role of accounting faculty regarding the embedding of service-learning practices in the accounting curriculum or extra-curricular activities is explored.
Keyphrases
accounting student faculty role education journal service learning ethical graduate recent financial meltdown business educator extra-curricular activity community service teaching pedagogy service-learning tax preparation project accounting curriculum future service-learning program student tax client ongoing exposure service-learning practice corrupt business practice theoretical concept operational barrier seven-year period
