Examining the perceptions of professionally oriented accounting faculty

U.S. accounting professors' perspectives on textbook revisions

“…4 While there were 998 faculty respondents, in some cases survey respondents responded to only certain questions, which resulted in minor variation in the number of observations used at various stages of our analysis. 5 For instance, Boyle, Carpenter, Hermanson, and Mero (2015) had an overall response rate of 12.1%. discuss differences among editions and the necessity of updating the material or pedagogy.…”

Continuing Professional Development and Accounting Academics: A Literature Review

“…Examining the experience and attitude of professional accounting faculty in the USA, Boyle et al (2015) concluded that faculty members are satisfied from current experience in academia but largely need teaching-related training, feedback and guidance, participation in service activities and involvement in research activities to optimize the job satisfaction level and personality development. Use of modern technology in teaching and research is the key aspect of professional development of accounting and other faculties.…”

Identifying teaching best practices for accounting courses using appreciative inquiry

“…The Pathways Commission (2015) and Boyle et al (2015b) examined the perceptions of POF and found that although they are generally satisfied with their roles, they felt that they lacked teaching experience and training, received limited feedback and academic development, the chairs of their accounting departments did not adequately leverage their professional skills into their programs and they believed that their academic advancement opportunities are less than their traditional academic colleagues because the traditional academic model requires academic credentials including a PhD or other terminal degree as well as strong research credentials supported by a publication portfolio.…”