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Enhancing Accounting Students' Core Competencies through Service Learning

David Hossain*, J. Gregory Kunkel**, Asad Yavari***

* Associate Professor, College of Business and Economics, California State University, Los Angeles, United States.

** Professor, California State University, Los Angeles, United States.

*** Faculty, California State University, Los Angeles, United States.

Periodicity:June - August'2015
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jmgt.10.1.3507

Abstract

This paper examines whether service learning enhances accounting students' core competencies. A sample of 223 accounting seniors completed a questionnaire, designed to test their problem solving/decision making skills, one of the personal core competencies as defined by the AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants). The results show that accounting seniors who served as VITA (Voluntary Income Tax Assistance) student-volunteers significantly outperformed other accounting seniors who were not VITA volunteers. The results indicate that service learning creates an environment that is conducive to learning. The results have implications for accounting and business programs as they attempt to integrate service learning into the curriculum.

Keywords

AICPA Core Competencies, Service Learning, VITA.

How to Cite this Article?

Hossain, D., Kunkel, J. G., and Yavari, A. (2015). Enhancing Accounting Students' Core Competencies through Service Learning. i-manager’s Journal on Management, 10(1), 9-14. https://doi.org/10.26634/jmgt.10.1.3507

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