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March 18, 2026The Accounting Review

Objectives of Accounting Education in the Liberal Arts College.

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MKMaybelle Kohl

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Overview

Discussion highlights the need to balance practical and intellectual aims of accounting education in liberal arts colleges, suggesting reforms.

Key Points

  • This discussion examines the aims of accounting education within liberal arts colleges to improve its perceived value and relevance.
  • Analysis of survey data from 'Fortune' on educational backgrounds of high-paid executives.
  • Discussion of the current status of accounting departments in liberal arts institutions.
  • Examination of literature related to accounting education and its challenges.
  • 67% of executives majored in business economics or engineering, while only 12% studied liberal arts.
  • Identifies a perceived inferiority of accounting education compared to other disciplines.
  • Suggests accounting needs to develop its intellectual rigor alongside practical applications.

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Maybelle Kohl (1961) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ba42bc4e9516ffd37a3394https://doi.org/10.2308/tar-7097651
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  4. 4ACCOUNTING IN THE SMALL LIBERAL-ARTS COLLEGE.1937
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