Analytical Framework and Student Perceptions: Assessing the Quality of Doctoral Education in Accounting in Ireland.
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Anne Marie Ward, Louise Gorman, Niamh Brennan, Analytical Framework and Student Perceptions: Assessing the Quality of Doctoral Education in Accounting in Ireland., Accounting, Finance & Governance Review, 25, 1, 2019, 51 - 82Download Item:
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To examine the quality of doctoral education in accounting in higher education institutions (HEIs) in Ireland, we develop an analytical framework from
the relevant literature and the principles of quality doctoral education included
in the Higher Education Authority’s (HEA) National Framework for Doctoral
Education (NFDE). Our analytical framework identifies 16 measurable indicators of quality doctoral education classified into four dimensions: context, inputs,
processes and outcomes. Compliance with the quality indicators is verified by
coding HEI websites and prospectuses. Deeper insights on the indicators of
quality doctoral education are obtained from semi-structured interviews with
accounting doctoral students. Our findings shed valuable insights on the quality of doctoral education in accounting in an Irish context. Currently, doctoral
education in accounting in Ireland is widely available, standardised and consistent with the principles of the NFDE. This suggests a quality doctoral education
system in accounting in Ireland. However, our investigation of the individual
components of quality identifies areas for improvement.
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analytical framework, doctoral education, quality standards, accounting, Ireland, student perceptionsSubject (TCD):
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