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The acquisition of generic skills of culturally-diverse student cohorts
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posted on 2011-01-01, 00:00 authored by Monica KeneleyMonica Keneley, B JacklingThe changing nature of higher education and the structure of graduate labour markets have increased emphasis on employability and graduate outcomes. Universities have responded to this changed environment by embedding generic skills in the curriculum. This paper examines the generic skills that students perceived they acquired in their accounting studies in preparation for graduate employment. Given the changed background profiles of students studying accounting degree in Australia, and the employment difficulties they encounter on graduation, the study specifically addresses the perceptions of students from diverse cultural backgrounds. The findings demonstrate that, overall, students believed that their accounting course assisted in developing generic skills, while differences in perceptions were identified between different cultural cohorts. The research highlights the need to develop educational practices which embed generic skills development in the curriculum in a way that maximises the opportunities for culturally-diverse student cohorts to enhance their employment outcomes on graduation.
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Accounting education : an international journalVolume
20Issue
6Pagination
605 - 623Publisher
Taylor & FrancisLocation
Abingdon, EnglandPublisher DOI
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0963-9284eISSN
1468-4489Language
engNotes
This paper was also published in the book : Personal transferable skills in accounting education, Routledge, Abingdon, England, 2010, pp.157-175.Publication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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