'Perspectives on education' (paper from the chief executive officers of Big Eight firms)
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The chief executive officers of the largest eight accounting firms jointly released a position paper in April 1989 aimed at the academic community and accounting education. The first part of the paper lists the environmental forces facing the accounting profession that create a need to examine the educational process. The forces are: changes in the profession; declining enrollments in accounting programs; and new requirements for education by 2000. The second part makes specific recommendations for changes in accounting curriculums and asks the academic community to make them. The third part outlines the abilities necessary to practice accounting. Part four lists the sources of those abilities as talents, pre-entry education, and continuing education. Part five presents the major areas of higher education that should be considered for change as curriculum, faculty, students, universities, and accreditation.
Publication Name: The Woman CPA
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0043-7271
Year: 1990
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150 semester hours: the train has not left the station
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In response to congressional criticism regarding accounting studies, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) proposed 150-hours of college education as a requirement for the CPA exam by the year 2000. The social consequences of this requirement are great. It is feared that it will prevent the economically disadvantaged from pursuing the CPA degree. Women, who now comprised one-half of entrants into accounting will face an additional burden in addition to their family responsibilities. Financial aid to students is on the decline and few accounting firms support graduate education. The 150-hour law could raise false expectations since the curriculum does not provide technical skills in accounting. This requirement should not be implemented until it is thoroughly evaluated by accounting professional from the academe, accounting firms, government and industry.
Publication Name: The Woman CPA
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0043-7271
Year: 1991
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Mandatory continuing education: how do state accounting societies view this requirement?
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State accounting societies' continuing education requirements are examined. Questionnaires were sent to executives of 46 state accounting bodies that require continuing education. Representatives from 28 of 46 states responded. More than half of the respondents had 10 or more years' experience in the accounting field, and were either executive directors of their state societies or were responsible for administering continuing education programs. Sixty percent felt that mandatory course requirements had improved the quality of continuing education. Respondents indicated that state boards need to place tighter controls on the types of courses allowed for mandatory continuing education, and that providers of continuing education courses need to be more closely monitored.
Publication Name: The Woman CPA
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0043-7271
Year: 1987
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