Experiential learning activities in university accounting education: A systematic literature review

Core competencies for the global workplace: A cross-cultural and skill-based simulation project in accounting

“…The growth in the offshore service centre model (Herbert et al, 2020) and the increasing diversity of domestic teams means it is likely that graduates will work with multicultural teams. In this context, transferable professional skills are very critical for the accounting professional (Gittings et al, 2020;Herbert et al, 2020;Jackson & Meek, 2020). Being able to demonstrate experience gained in working with such teams not only develops teamwork, crosscultural and communication skills, but can form part of Herbert et al's (2020) preprofessional graduate portfolio.…”

“…The review paper by Apostolou et al (2019) urges accounting academics to empirically investigate how their accounting courses can be redesigned to emphasise core competencies such as the IFAC's revised IESs. Gittings et al (2020) also call for more research on the transferable professional skills promulgated by the IESs as they are moderately researched and mainly based on students' subjective selfassessment. Tharapos and Marriott (2020) argue that research is urgently required on how cross-cultural team skills can be incorporated into the curricula.…”

“…Tharapos and Marriott (2020) argue that research is urgently required on how cross-cultural team skills can be incorporated into the curricula. Bridging the gap between accounting curricula and real-world requirements, and modernising the education environment, are necessary to develop the critical core competencies required of graduates in an era of rapid changes in global business practices (Gittings et al, 2020). However, a recent study by Herbert et al (2020) questions whether university level credentials can equip graduates for the 'new world of work' where automation and offshoring are shifting the demands in the employment marketplace.…”

Flexibility in Learning and Teaching Styles in an Accounting Course. “Deming Towards Kolb”

“…There are numerous studies on student-centred learning environments in accounting too (Canboy, Montalvo, Buganza & Emmerling, 2016;O'Connell, Carnegie, Carter, de Lange, Hanchock, Helliar & Watty, 2015). In the realm of Experiential Learning Theory -ELT, these studies highlight, for example, the benefits of good Experiential Learning Activities -ELA (Butler, Church & Spencer, 2019;Gitting, Taplin & Kerr, 2020). However, it has been observed that the pedagogical benefits deriving from the implementation of experiential education in accounting courses are accompanied by challenges that need to be addressed (Butler, et al, 2019, p.16).…”

“…There are many studies in the literature on student experiential learning in accounting (Butler, Church & Spencer, 2019;Gitting, Taplin & Kerr, 2020) although little attention has been given to the problem of the complexity of teaching. Less attention is paid to the educator's experiential learning using holistic approaches that consider this complexity.…”