Using articles from the popular press in the introductory accounting course

The Accounting Education Change Commission (AECC) has focused attention on the importance of enriched teaching in the first accounting course. One tool for addressing many of the AECC's recommendations is the use in the classroom of readings from the popular press. However, the potential of thi...

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Published in:Issues in accounting education 1994-04, Vol.9 (1), p.142
Main Authors: Rankine, Graeme, Stice, Earl K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accounting
Balance sheets
Bankruptcy reorganization
Bond portfolios
Classroom Communication
Cost control
Effectiveness
Federal Government
Financial Audits
Financial statements
Guaranty funds
Higher education
Incentives
Insurance industry
Insurance Occupations
Insurance premiums
Investments
Junk bonds
Matching concept
Periodicals
Policyholders
Research Methodology
Research Skills
Student Interests
Student Motivation
Students
Techniques
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Summary:The Accounting Education Change Commission (AECC) has focused attention on the importance of enriched teaching in the first accounting course. One tool for addressing many of the AECC's recommendations is the use in the classroom of readings from the popular press. However, the potential of this tool is not realized if an article is simply distributed, along with a request for students to read the article and be prepared to discuss it. The use of such articles can be made more effective and interesting if the articles are accompanied by questions to help students learn to do systematic and critical analyses. The study provides a framework for asking the right sequence of questions. Examples are used to illustrate how the framework can be applied to articles from the popular press.
ISSN:0739-3172
1558-7983