Textbooks Used in Accounting Courses.

Abstract The article presents surveys that have been conducted in the past to find out what texts were used in the U.S. business schools for accounting. One survey seemed to evoke considerable interest among faculty members as evidenced by requests for copies of results, so the information was made available to all who asked for it and the results were summarized and published in the July 1963 issue of the journal "The Accounting Review." A similar survey was made in 1964 issue, but was omitted in 1963 and 1966. This year, another questionnaire was mailed to the chairman or head of the accounting department of all AACSB member schools. The 1966-67 Directory of Members of the AACSB lists 120 schools as members. Questionnaires were returned from 105 of the 120 schools, or 87.5%. Information received from the questionnaire is presented in the following summaries. Texts used in five or more AACSB schools in each curriculum area are identified. If the number of schools using a particular text was less than five, they are included under the "various" category.