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Barac, K. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Steyn, B. |
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Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2015-10-01T10:39:54Z |
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dc.date.available |
2015-10-01T10:39:54Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2012 |
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dc.date.issued |
2012 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
16844998 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/11462/595 |
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dc.description |
Published Article |
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dc.description.abstract |
Accountants have been unfavourably stereotyped over the years, and this holds negative implications not only for the attraction of sufficient numbers of students, but also for the attraction and retention of high-aptitude students. Many studies have been performed on student's perceptions of accountants and the profession. A South African study at a residential university found that accountants are perceived as being structured, precise and solitary. This study provides a distance-learning perspective. By using an existing research instrument and applying statistical analysis, the study found that distance-learning students perceive accountants as exciting/interesting, precise/methodical, factual/predictable and structured/stable. Various areas for future research have been identified in the area of students' perspectives on the accounting profession, including a longitudinal study, studies on the work environment's impacts and studies to determine the motives or reasons for studying accounting. |
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88 141 bytes, 1 file |
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Application/PDF |
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dc.publisher |
Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 10, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Journal for New Generation Sciences;Vol 10, Issue 1 |
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dc.subject |
Distance learning |
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dc.subject |
Accounting students |
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dc.title |
The perspectives of South African distance-learning students on the accounting profession and accountants |
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dc.type |
Article |
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Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein |
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