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The acquisition of generic skills of culturally-diverse student cohorts

Keneley, Monica and Jackling, Beverley 2012, The acquisition of generic skills of culturally-diverse student cohorts, in Personal transferable skills in accounting education, Routledge, Abingdon, England, pp.157-175.

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Title The acquisition of generic skills of culturally-diverse student cohorts
Author(s) Keneley, Monica
Jackling, Beverley
Title of book Personal transferable skills in accounting education
Editor(s) Watty, Kim
Jackling, Beverley
Wilson, Richard M. S.
Publication date 2012
Chapter number 9
Total chapters 9
Start page 157
End page 175
Total pages 19
Publisher Routledge
Place of Publication Abingdon, England
Keyword(s) generic skills
international students
curriculum
cultural diversity
Summary The 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.
Notes This article was originally published in Accounting Education : an international journal, vol.20, iss. 6 (Dec.2011)
ISBN 9780415699204
0415699207
Language eng
Field of Research 150199 Accounting, Auditing and Accountability not elsewhere classified
Socio Economic Objective 939908 Workforce Transition and Employment
HERDC Research category B1 Book chapter
Related work DU:30040151
Copyright notice ©2012, Taylor & Francis
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30045913

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