Preferences of the Students of Post-Secondary High Schools With Economic Profiles and the Quality of Financial Accounting Teaching

Differences of Opinion among Students of Czech Higher Education Institutions on the Competences of Accountants Required by the Labour Market

“…We attribute this result primarily to the structure and size of the research sample, as it is inconsistent with some international studies that have also examined the quality of school training in the context of the importance of competencies for accounting practice. In general, however, students are not satisfied with the quality of school preparation for accounting practice [12] and, in particular, they lack strategic skills for working in accounting positions [21], [23].…”

“…There are concerns that the current curriculum does not meet the educational needs of future accountants in terms of sustainability [22]. If the quality of school training is understood from the student's perspective as a measure of the student's alignment with the requirements of the labour market [12], then the above research suggests that students are not satisfied with the quality of school training for accounting practice [23]. The question is whether the evaluation of the importance of competences for accounting practice depends on the students' evaluation of the quality of their school training.…”