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March 18, 2026The Accounting Review

Governmental Accounting: A Critical Evaluation.

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PNPaden NeeleyCRC. A. Robason

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Overview

Evaluation reveals varied responses to governmental accounting courses among accounting educators, suggesting curriculum gaps.

Key Points

  • This article aims to evaluate the inclusion and perception of governmental accounting within the accounting curriculum.
  • Surveyed accounting professors at 105 universities
  • Collected opinions on the value of governmental accounting courses
  • Analyzed the current status of governmental accounting in curricula
  • Two schools moved governmental accounting to a graduate-level elective
  • Two schools eliminated the course and integrated fund accounting elsewhere
  • One school removed it from day classes but offers it at night
  • One school replaced it with a course on accounting systems
  • One school is offering the course again after ten years

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Neeley et al. (1967) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ba422e4e9516ffd37a229fhttps://doi.org/10.2308/tar-4499975
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  1. 1THE PLACE OF GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING IN THE SYLLABUS.1939
  2. 2GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING IN THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM.1955
  3. 3GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING IN THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT.1938
  4. 4RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN GOVERNMENTAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTING.1933
  5. 5GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING QUESTIONS IN C.P.A. EXAMINATIONS.1934