{"product_id":"personal-transferable-skills-in-accounting-education","title":"Personal Transferable Skills in Accounting Education","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe development of generic skills (often referred to as ‘soft skills’) in accounting education has been a focus of discussion and debate for several decades. During this time employers and professional bodies have urged accounting educators to consider and develop curricula which provide for the development and assessment of these skills. In addition, there has been criticism of the quality of accounting graduates and their ability to operate effectively in a global economy. Embedding generic skills in the accounting curriculum has been acknowledged as an appropriate means of addressing the need to provide ‘knowledge professionals’ to meet the needs of a global business environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePersonal Transferable Skills in Accounting Education\u003c\/em\u003e illustrates how generic skills are being embedded and evaluated in the accounting curriculum by academics from a range of perspectives. Each chapter provides an account of how the challenge of incorporating generic skills in the accounting curriculum within particular educational environments has been addressed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe challenges involved in generic skills development in higher education have not been limited to the accounting discipline. This book provides examples which potentially inform a wide range of discipline areas. Academics will benefit from reading the experiences of incorporating generic skills in the accounting curriculum from across the globe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book was originally published as a themed issue of \u003cem\u003eAccounting Education: an international journal.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54231751786840,"sku":"9780415699204","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415699204.jpg?v=1777181443","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/personal-transferable-skills-in-accounting-education","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}