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The perspectives of South African distance-learning students on the accounting profession and accountants

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dc.contributor.author Barac, K.
dc.contributor.author Steyn, B.
dc.contributor.other Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein
dc.date.accessioned 2015-10-01T10:39:54Z
dc.date.available 2015-10-01T10:39:54Z
dc.date.issued 2012
dc.date.issued 2012
dc.identifier.issn 16844998
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/11462/595
dc.description Published Article en_US
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. en_US
dc.format.extent 88 141 bytes, 1 file
dc.format.mimetype Application/PDF
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 10, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein
dc.relation.ispartofseries Journal for New Generation Sciences;Vol 10, Issue 1
dc.subject Distance learning en_US
dc.subject Accounting students en_US
dc.title The perspectives of South African distance-learning students on the accounting profession and accountants en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.rights.holder Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein


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