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Accounting Historians Journal

Accounting -- Study and teaching; Accounting -- History

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Accounting History: A Survey Of Academic Interest In The U.S., Elliott L. Slocum, Ram S. Sriram Jan 2001

Accounting History: A Survey Of Academic Interest In The U.S., Elliott L. Slocum, Ram S. Sriram

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A number of the reports by academicians and practitioners in the United States have called for significant change in accounting education and an enhanced role for accounting history in curricula and research. However, the survey results reported in this paper suggest that achieving wider acceptance of accounting history presents some perplexing problems. Doctoral faculty, especially assistant professors, report less interest in accounting history than non-doctoral faculty. Although a majority of academicians consider accounting history research to be acceptable for promotion, tenure and hiring decisions and a valuable aid to teaching, practitioners, students, doctoral faculty strongly believe that it is of …


Four Schools Of European Accounting Thought, Vassilios P. Filios Jan 1981

Four Schools Of European Accounting Thought, Vassilios P. Filios

Accounting Historians Journal

A feature of the history of accounting thought is the existence of contending theories of accounts in continental Europe. Four schools of accounting thought developed and are here briefly examined.


On The Present And Future Importance Of Accounting History, Wichita State University. Accounting Research Seminar Accounting Research Seminar Jan 1978

On The Present And Future Importance Of Accounting History, Wichita State University. Accounting Research Seminar Accounting Research Seminar

Accounting Historians Journal

A report of a survey on the present and expected importance of accounting history to practicing accountants and accounting educators. The survey appears to indicate that accounting history is, and perhaps will continue to be, a topic of special interest to us-accounting historians.


Challenges Facing Teachers Of Accounting History, Edward Peragallo Jan 1974

Challenges Facing Teachers Of Accounting History, Edward Peragallo

Accounting Historians Journal

This article represents observations on the problem of how one goes about introducing accounting history, particularly in a beginning course.


Reflections On The Uses Of Accounting History, S. Paul Garner Jan 1974

Reflections On The Uses Of Accounting History, S. Paul Garner

Accounting Historians Journal

Garner reflects on the value of accounting history upon the occasion of the establishment of the Academy of Accounting Historians.