ACCOUNTING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH: ZEFF»S WARNINGS RECONSIDERED

Authors: DEWING I.P.; RUSSELL P.O.

Source: The British Accounting Review, Volume 30, Number 3, September 1998 , pp. 291-312(22)

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Abstract:

Zeff (1989) drew attention to several discouraging trends in US accounting education and research, and raised the spectre of similar trends occurring in the UK. After outlining general developments in the UK public sector, and specific developments affecting universities, we explore the extent to which the discouraging trends identified by Zeff—concerning professional pronouncements, accreditation requirements and accounting research—have since become a reality in the UK. For each of these areas, the paper identifies recent UK developments and considers their implications for accounting education. We conclude that Zeff's predictions for UK accounting education and research have been fulfilled only partially and that UK academics are subject to a dirigiste regime of ongoing managerial and financial pressures.Copyright 1998 Academic Press

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: School of Management, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK

Publication date: 1998-09-01