Fostering deep and elaborative learning and generic (soft) skill development: the strategic use of case studies in accounting education
It is vital that accounting educators take responsibility for the development of students' generic (soft) skills in conjunction with, discipline-specific skills. Research indicates that the typical learning styles of accounting students are not suited to the acquisition of generic skills. In this paper learning theory is used to provide a framework to support the use of case studies as a tool to promote appropriate learning styles and thereby enhance generic skill development. The paper details a number of strategies that may be implemented with case studies to achieve these goals. The implications for accounting educators, which are significant, are discussed.
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2001
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Authors: | Boyce, Gordon ; Williams, Sarah ; Kelly, Andrea ; Yee, Helen |
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Accounting Education. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 0963-9284. - Vol. 10.2001, 1, p. 37-60
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Taylor & Francis Journals |
Keywords: | Case Studies Soft Skills Generic Skills Deep Processing Elaborative Processing Learning Style Assessment |
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